gun control works here is proof

[car-15]

got this in my box this morning true or not I dont know.

Australian Gun Law Update

Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts...

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 6.2 percent;
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 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, while the resident is at home.

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 on
the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the State
Assembly disseminating this information.

The Australian experience speaks for itself. 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 too late!

FORWARD TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST. [I DID ]
DON'T BE A MEMBER OF THE SILENT MAJORITY.
BE ONE OF THE VOCAL MINORITY WHO WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN IN THE U.S.A

[robsterclaw]

that would be great if it's true and provable. I'm sure the libs would have some BS to say about how they would make sure that didn't happen here. :roll:

[cedrick]

Now the question is can the public out cry change the rules back .If it that bad people out to be screaming

[HunterCO]

That email has been floating around for years it's bogus.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp

[car-15]

goes to show you cant believe everything you read on the net. :mrgreen:

[cedrick]

iteresting though I have friends in Austrlia and he said before the ban most everone had guns ,this artical says not , I tend to belive my friends .