Australia's gun law failure : 'robbery with firearm' up 34%

The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | April 4 2002 | By Stephen Gibbs

[Byron_the_Aussie]

Note: "Parramatta", "Fairfield" etc are suburbs of Sydney.

[coloradan]

OK all you million moms, please come here and talk about "sensible" gun laws.

[xm177e2]

Four areas of Sydney have borne the brunt of the rise, which has been blamed largely on a heroin drought driving up prices and pushing addicts into more desperate robberies.

Lott: More Guns Less Crime
Gibbs: More Drugs Less Crime

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

But they said things would be safer without guns. What happened? (Morons)

[shaggy eel]

,,, it's clear that the price of heroin is at the root of the issue. No mention of combat against the distributors or drying up the supply is made here. Get the police to let more of it onto the streets. Higher turnover but less margin will mean they can put their feet up on the desk, (still taking their cut) and the robbers can put their guns away. Problem solved.

[randog]

In Blacktown, armed robberies rose 138 per cent in the two years to last December. Also hard hit were St George-Sutherland, where the rise was 77 per cent; central western Sydney, taking in Auburn, Holroyd and Parramatta (64 per cent); and Canterbury-Bankstown (43 per cent).

Are these slums, middle-class suburbs, high-rent districts...?

[Free the USA]

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[Waco]

As in many places here, only serious felons may carry concealed,,,if they keep quiet about it.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...driving up prices and pushing addicts into more desperate robberies....

Yeah.

Those poor 'desperate' addicts, who have been 'pushed' into shoving a gun into someone's face. And -quite often- pulling the trigger. You won't be surprised to hear, XM, that here in New South Wales junkies have been officially granted Victimhood Status and (despite posession of heroin being illegal) can inject themselves in government approved 'shooting galleries.'

[Buckeroo]

There should be a law about criminals registering their firearms. That will stop all of this crime!

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...but they said things would be safer without guns. What happened?...

They lied.

But to their credit, some of Australia's most high-profile gungrabbers are today acknowledging the gun lobby were right. John Laws, our Downunder version of Rush Limbaugh, has apparently undergone that conversion this week. The Greens and related socialist scum are of course still unrepentant. Here's today's press release from the Greens Party :

MEDIA RELEASE
3 April 2002

Handguns key to firearms offence rise

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the annual NSW Crime Statistics report shows both major parties should commit to a ban on handguns and tighter restrictions on other firearms.

Ms Rhiannon said, "The greatest rise in any crime category was robbery with a firearm, which rose 34.1% across the State.

"Handguns are the most concealable firearm, which is why they are the weapon of choice in violent robberies.

"The State is awash with handguns and the Government should immediately ban them.

"These statistics do not tell us how many robberies involved a handgun, but we know that their use is endemic.

"Previously published figures show that the use of handguns in firearm-related homicides rose almost threefold between 1996 and 1999.

"Last year there were over 642,000 registered firearms in NSW including 70,000 handguns," said Ms Rhiannon.

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Lee Rhiannon, MLC
The Australian Greens
Parliament of NSW
Tel: +61-2-9230 3551 Fax: +61-2-9230 3550
www.nsw.greens.org.au/lee

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...get the police to let more of it onto the streets...

Shag? Fingers crossed that you forgot to add a sarcasm alert to this post????

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..are these slums, middle-class suburbs, high-rent districts...?...

No, mate. As you might have guessed they are areas which have seen a huge influx of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants over the last decade or so. The 'police are seeking a man described as...' bulletins on the radio constantly mention these two racial descriptions. Peculiarly, South Pacific islanders are also regularly sought as suspects in violent crimes, with a frequency out of all proportion to their numbers in Sydney. It's a group of Islanders who have been charged with the shooting murder of a police officer, mentioned in the story.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

FYI, guys.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep, we need to take a good look at the lessons learned. Canada, Australia, and Britain are learning the hard way that the claims of gun control people are completely bogus. Do the people who are being mugged and beaten in the streets feel safer now that their rifles and shotguns, as well as their handguns, are being scrapped in government chop shops? I doubt it.

[Jethro Tull]

It's time to re-arm, mate,,,,

[ko_kyi]

· Senior Constable Glenn McEnallay, who was shot in the head and chest as he sat in his patrol car at Hillsdale eight days ago, died in Prince of Wales Hospital. Police recovered three handguns after he was shot.

Interesting that they make sure everyone knows the guns were recovered. Nothing about the shooter?

[TEXASPROUD]

Byron,
Sounds like Saturday night can get a bit dicey in Sydney.
Keep your powder dry