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21. One month ago, you could have said the same about today's Executive Orders.

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:23 PM

Jan 2013

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Australia bans assault weapons; mass shootings fall to...zero. [View all] wtmusic Jan 2013 OP

Thanks for info...it should be even stricter then. nt wtmusic Jan 2013 #2

Pistol grips make it easier to aim without sighting wtmusic Jan 2013 #5

Agree. Yours is a realistic and achievable goal. nt wtmusic Jan 2013 #7

since when does alpha = .15? d_r Jan 2013 #4

....and the fall in homicide rates was huge too. dmallind Jan 2013 #8

Ho-hum. When all else fails, read the report. wtmusic Jan 2013 #9

There's a report that school shootings went down? wtmusic Jan 2013 #11

Homicides went down more in Australia; suicides down sharply wtmusic Jan 2013 #13

Yes... But Evelyn W Apr 2013 #32

Our proposed AWB is absolutely NOT what austrailia did. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #14

Agree. We should do what they did. nt wtmusic Jan 2013 #16

I'm pretty sure that will never happen. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #20

Obama could have issued these executive orders almost 4 years if he wanted. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #22

Apples to oranges. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #24

Whatever. Shoulder-fired SAMs are not. wtmusic Jan 2013 #25

The Australians don't need to see signs from God... (comic) sanatanadharma Jan 2013 #26

And the homicide rate remained steady. krispos42 Jan 2013 #27

Australia: Drive-by shootings up 41% HiPointDem Jan 2013 #29

not my point. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #31

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