Again, hopefully for the last time I have to repeat this, I'm not talking specifically about deaths from guns, I'm talking about gun crime in general.
Cant buy guns with ease? Judging by how you think gun crime is down I'd say you really have been living under a rock.
You might not be able to walk into a store and buy a gun easily, but you sure as hell can get a gun very easily on the street.
Drive by shootings were virtually unheard of in most parts of Australia in the 1990's. As far as Australia was concerned it was a phenomenon in American ghettos.
It's now a common thing in Australia.
What, you think those who are using guns in criminal activity, are going to get their licenses first, and then legally buy guns from a gun store?
Yeh, gun crime is down in Australia. Sure, that's why the amount of illegal guns has exploded to the point where the government and authorities have absolutely no idea how many illegal guns are out there, and the figure of a quarter of a million is widely seen as a very conservative figure.
But hey, keep telling your selves that because deaths from guns has decreased, that gun crime is down.
I guess you must have missed the explosion in drive by shootings the past decade across Australia, I guess you even missed the recent news regarding north west Melbourne.
But hey, you post some graphs about deaths on Bigfooty, so she'll be right matee!!
and where did i say gun crime was down?
i said gun crime was not the reason for the reforms and you know that. Your deliberately trying to conflate one issue with another (although since you keep bringing it up gun homicides have plummeted since 96) Why would you even expect a drop in gun related crime by tightening gun control which was aimed at reducing gun deaths?
as for thinking there was no illegal gun trade in Australia prior your off your rocker. in fact it became a large issue after post Vietnam and increased along side drug importation. of course there was an in increase in traffic post reforms, because reforms made it harder for criminals to obtain guns meaning they had to turn to non legal means, its basic market forces.
But that was never the aim of the gun laws, the aim of the gun laws was to reduce gun deaths. and it worked, Because contrary to popular belief the vast majority of gun homicides are from suicide, domestic violence and nut jobs too ******* crazy to allowed near a firearm.
you do understand those drive by shootings are gang related yes? its not random homes being shot up. You seriously think bikies wars wouldn't have occurred pre gun reforms? Just what crazy arse alternate reality are you living in? you have heard of the Milperria massacre right?
Your argument is nonsensical. She'll be right? what is it with hicks and paranoia? Yeah she will be right mate, There's no indication that Australia's headed toward a lawless state.
TLDR: the laws were not designed to reduce gun crime in general so why would it reduce gun crime in general? (although gun related homicides are down since the reforms)