Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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Australia had fewer than a dozen deaths attributed to hand guns last year.
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Curious where you got this statistic, as several sources I've looked at say around 300.
While still relatively low, 300 != "fewer than a dozen"
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I've done some research and found pretty much what I expected, namely that Australia has one of the highest burglary rates, per capita, of all the "Developed" nations.
The assault, both sexual and non sexual is also through the roof. An interesting study of inmates was done, and the results showed that when criminals who are arrested on Burglary and Robbery charges are asked what they fear most, the answer is always the same: "That the person I'm about to rob will have a gun."
Its not always about having a gun. The mere threat that a law abiding citizen MIGHT have a gun does wonders to stop criminals.
See, in nations like Australia, UK, etc, the criminals know only they have the guns. They also know that even without a gun, if they carefully select their victims, always picking victims weaker than they, they stand a good chance of accomplishing their goals.
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