I saw that NRA crap on TV. The facts are that violent crime,
particularly crimes involving automatic weapons have dropped
dramatically in Oz since the crackdown on those charming toys. Very
few Australians live in the kind of fear portrayed in the NRA ads,
the vast majority of us do not feel the need to be armed, or have
stringent security (you do have to lock your car) and things aren't
too bad downunder...
At 2:25 AM -0700 23/7/2000, Mark Weiss wrote:
>A non-poetry query for the Australians on the list (sorry--I'll be happy to
>take replies backchannel): What's going on about gun control in Oz? Our
>National Rifle Association, one of the most conservative political forces,
>is featuring Australians in its advertizing all-but-saying "if you don't
>join the NRA this will happen to you too." And featuring pictures intended
>as heartrending of guns being destroyed.
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