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TarJak · 12-20-12, 10:31 PM

I suspect the reach and power of the NRA today would have frightenend them more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/god-bles...220-2bpf1.html

I said in one of the (many) other threads on gun politics here that because of the NRA's marketing spin and the sheer economics of the problem, I serisously doubt that there will be any serious and meaningful change to the gun laws.

Additionally its not just about the gun laws, although I believe that making appropriate changes to our gun laws has saved lives here (and that they could in the US), There also needs to be better support for mentally ill people both in the detection and a significant change in the fear that thr media appears to whip up in Americans which drives many of them to want to own guns for "self defence".

Yes we still have gun crime, however nothing on the scale of the US even on a per capita basis. But the fact is since 1996 no mass shootings in Australia, whilst we had 16 between 1989 and 1996 prior to the laws banning semi-automatic weapons.

That said I know from reading here that neither August or GR are likely to change their minds about something that they passionately believe in. Certainly they are unlikely to be swayed by facts or figures thrown at them at Subsim. Perhaps getting them out of America into a different culture for a while might make a difference.

So good luck and keep wearing your flak jackets. I hope you never need them.

12-20-12, 10:31 PM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I suspect the reach and power of the NRA today would have frightenend them more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/god-bles...220-2bpf1.html I said in one of the (many) other threads on gun politics here that because of the NRA's marketing spin and the sheer economics of the problem, I serisously doubt that there will be any serious and meaningful change to the gun laws. Additionally its not just about the gun laws, although I believe that making appropriate changes to our gun laws has saved lives here (and that they could in the US), There also needs to be better support for mentally ill people both in the detection and a significant change in the fear that thr media appears to whip up in Americans which drives many of them to want to own guns for "self defence". Yes we still have gun crime, however nothing on the scale of the US even on a per capita basis. But the fact is since 1996 no mass shootings in Australia, whilst we had 16 between 1989 and 1996 prior to the laws banning semi-automatic weapons. That said I know from reading here that neither August or GR are likely to change their minds about something that they passionately believe in. Certainly they are unlikely to be swayed by facts or figures thrown at them at Subsim. Perhaps getting them out of America into a different culture for a while might make a difference. So good luck and keep wearing your flak jackets. I hope you never need them.