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> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 9:09 PM > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ed Chenel, a police officer in Australia. > > > > Hi Yanks, > > > > I thought you all would like to see the real figures from Down Under. > > > > It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced > > by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by > > our > > own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 > > million > > dollars. > > > > The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up > > 3.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent; > > Australia-wide, > > armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent!) In the state of > > Victoria > > alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. (Note that while > > the > > law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not and criminals > > > > still possess their guns!) > > > > While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in > > armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the > > past > > 12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is > > unarmed. > > > > There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of > > the elderly. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public > > safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was > > expended in "successfully ridding Australian society of guns." > > > > You won't see this data on the American evening news or hear your > > governor or members of the state Assembly disseminating this > > information. > > > > The Australian experience proves it. Guns in the hands of honest > > citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only > > the > > law-abiding citizens. > > > > Take note Americans, before it's to late! > > > > > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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