@Tarjak You got me there I had heard the "nanny state" complaints from some Aussies on holiday while back.Not sure where I heard the part about the control over media.I never really went into in depth research on the topic honestly.
I am unsure what makes you think that people feel unsafe without a firearm in the US.This does not seem to be the view held by every American or even a majority.I easily know personally more people that dislike firearms or do not feel the need to own one.
In Australia the strict regulation may have had an effect thing is how many murders did it really prevent?Did the violent crime rate go down and was it because of simply the firearms restrictions? The way I see it many things can have an effect on crime.
@Armistead There is no way that there are 1 billion firearms in the US not modern functional ones that is an over estimation by a substantial amount. Personally I feel that the number of illegal firearms in the US is greatly exaggerated by parties that wish to claim that firearms laws only punish "good guys".
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