10-21-2015, 10:59 AM
(10-20-2015, 08:23 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I think Gunnar was comparing homicide rates in Australia before and after the national gun restrictions took effect, user.Yep.
He's right. The homicide rate held pretty steady after the national restrictions took effect, up until just a few years ago when it started to decline.
He's right that some criminals intent on committing violent crimes turned to knives instead too. Knives are now the number one murder weapon in the country, though guns remain the number one weapon used in attempted homicides and number two used in homicides (illegal gun trafficking and black market sales are challenges for law enforcement in Australia).
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/...Offences~9