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32. I did. Duh. Clearly, Australia is 3rd World.

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 04:59 PM

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Setting 2nd Amt. talk aside, does gun control work? [View all] closeupready Dec 2012 OP

The practical side is my concern more than "mah rahts" Recursion Dec 2012 #1

As you say, there are few if any relevant precedents. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #14

I believe Israel and Switzerland and Yemen are all closeupready Dec 2012 #15

We already HAVE gun control laws on the books. Bake Dec 2012 #2

That's not my argument, anymore than I would argue closeupready Dec 2012 #4

That the NRA fought tooth and nail. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #29

So enforce them. Bake Dec 2012 #33

Here is a study about Australia which adopted a ban on guns in 1997: closeupready Dec 2012 #3

Nice source...unrec joeybee12 Dec 2012 #12

Wow, that's really uncalled-for. closeupready Dec 2012 #13

Really? Because your source also says: SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #25

Whatever. Give in to your hysteria, because closeupready Dec 2012 #27

You need to back off and shut up. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #30

I learned all I needed to know about a report from the NCPA dballance Dec 2012 #26

I doubt that it would work much for this incident and the one in Oregon. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #5

Yes. It works. rrneck Dec 2012 #7

A complete gun ban will start to get some results. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #8

9000+ Murders in US: 39 in UK Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #10

Guns have been largely regulated in most other places Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #11

lets put it this way: we've tried the gun-nut policy. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #16

I don't understand; what are you saying? closeupready Dec 2012 #17

we've tried it their way for the last 20 years. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #21

We're talking about how criminals buy guns Recursion Dec 2012 #19

The problem is that we haven't seen these bans long enough nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #20

It can. Design, implantation and end user with the xchrom Dec 2012 #23

Yes, public health and mental health professionals, I agree. closeupready Dec 2012 #24

It exemplifies the problem of our age. xchrom Dec 2012 #31

I did. Duh. Clearly, Australia is 3rd World. closeupready Dec 2012 #32