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Australia gun amnesty collects 51,000 illegal weapons
Sky News ^ | October 6, 2017 | By Bethany Minelle

Posted on 10/06/2017 7:02:46 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A three-month amnesty in Australia has seen more than 51,000 banned guns surrendered to authorities.

A homemade machine gun, a rocket launcher and a mini-pistol were among the weapons handed in. They will now all be destroyed.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that maintaining strict gun laws is key to preventing a Las Vegas-style mass shooting in the country.

"We've seen the shocking tragedy in Las Vegas," he said.

"This killer there had a collection of semi-automatic weapons, which a person in his position would simply not be able to acquire in Australia."

Semi-automatic rifles and guns were outlawed in Australia in 1996 after the Port Arthur massacre - the country's deadliest mass shooting.

Thirty-five people were killed and 23 wounded when lone wolf Martin Bryant, 28, opened fire at a former convict colony in southeastern Tasmania.

The shooting reshaped Australia's gun laws, and no mass shootings have occurred in the country since the ban.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist
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1 posted on 10/06/2017 7:02:46 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Liberal insanity.
An armed populace are citizens, and unarmed populace are slaves.


2 posted on 10/06/2017 7:06:55 AM PDT by Fireone (Heating the tar and bagging the feathers...the People are coming to D.C.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; SkyDancer
The shooting reshaped Australia's gun laws, and no mass shootings have occurred in the country since the ban.

Yet.

3 posted on 10/06/2017 7:06:56 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gun control advocates use Australia as a blueprint for the success of control. What all of them omit is the increase of illegal weapons used during a crime including home invasions.


4 posted on 10/06/2017 7:08:08 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"This killer there had a collection of semi-automatic weapons, which a person in his position would simply not be able to acquire in Australia."

We have Australians on this forum who claim that it's not really all THAT hard to get "prohibited" weapons.

Then we have the Prime Minister say this ...

Hmmmm ...

5 posted on 10/06/2017 7:10:28 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Restriction rules for owning a private side arm makes the owner needing to protect himself, family or property, rendered useless and harmless leaving the door wide open for any and all evil doers to enter.


6 posted on 10/06/2017 7:10:53 AM PDT by yoe
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A Rainbow Unicorn that shoots Skittles
Was Hailed as a Major Victory by
Anti-Gun Grabbers!


7 posted on 10/06/2017 7:10:54 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Criminals and muslins also turned their guns in, no doubt.


8 posted on 10/06/2017 7:14:28 AM PDT by lurk
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When the islamic invasion hits their shores, they’ll wish they had those guns.
Libs are dumber than a box of rocks.


9 posted on 10/06/2017 7:19:42 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In related news feral cats are running everywhere wiping out bird colonies and they don’t know what to do. Actions have consequences.


10 posted on 10/06/2017 7:20:15 AM PDT by BipolarBob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Australian style confiscation is what the Uniparty has in mind for US.

Free armed people will not submit to the New World Order.


11 posted on 10/06/2017 7:28:50 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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Lets see that chain-of-custody verified inventory that all members would swear as true in a court of law under threat of severe punishment if found to be false.


12 posted on 10/06/2017 7:32:17 AM PDT by USCG SimTech
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To: lgjhn23
When the islamic invasion hits their shores,

We're still taking their share, as I understand it.

13 posted on 10/06/2017 7:32:30 AM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: BipolarBob

Wild hogs, feral dogs, feral cats, and other varmints are out of control. A recent series of articles here on FR highlight the problems of rural citizens getting adequate weapons to control them.


14 posted on 10/06/2017 7:33:42 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrats Dream of the day they can make the whole country slaves


15 posted on 10/06/2017 7:35:42 AM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: workerbee

“...When the islamic invasion hits their shores,
We’re still taking their share, as I understand it....”

Yep. Trump needs to stop em and force them to take em onto their shores. See how well that works out for em in their “unarmed utopian society”.


16 posted on 10/06/2017 7:40:02 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: butlerweave

“...Democrats Dream of the day they can make the whole country slaves...”

And some of us dream of the day we can finally rid ourselves of these communist vermin....once and for all.


17 posted on 10/06/2017 7:41:40 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: vetvetdoug

***What all of them omit is the increase of illegal weapons***

Like this little jewel...
“A homemade machine gun,”


18 posted on 10/06/2017 7:42:05 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I understand crimes like assaults, burglaries and rapes have been epidemic since. Is that a fair statement?


19 posted on 10/06/2017 7:43:36 AM PDT by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: KC_Lion

Actually, that statement is a lie the media tells itself. They’ve actually had two mass shootings since the ban.


20 posted on 10/06/2017 8:13:14 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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