Gun Control in Australia - Watch and Weep

[@jsrrykelly8793]

Those that are willing to sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

[@StanBrohnSBFilmArts]

Jsrry Kelly the quote is actually, "people who would give up freedom for security will lose both, and deserve neither."

[@jamies327]

Jsrry Kelly best response on here!

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

And we didn't sacrifice liberty.

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

Those willing to sacrifice children for guns deserve neither.

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

In Switzerland, there are 3 millions guns/ for a population of 8 millions. Shooting is a tradition here. With a simple 50 Euros permit, you can buy 3 guns (handgun, shotgun, rifle, even full auto). No need to be member of a shooting society, no safe needed. When you finish the army, you can keep the swiss assault rifle Sig 550 in 5.56 at home, you can have the old swiss assault rifle Sig 510 in 7.5, too. If you keep these rifles at home, you must make every year mandatory military shootings. You go to the range, they give you free military ammo, and you shoot, they check the rifles, and everybody is happy. Many swiss have the military rifles/handguns from their grandfather, father, uncle, and many of these rifles are no more registered. With the amount of guns around, Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rate of the world.

[@Jkim8901]

+Swiss Militis Christi LXXII Switzerland sounds like paradise

[@Jkim8901]

+Panemon Best comment I've seen ever.

[@feloniousmonkx]

+Panemon Preach on brother!

[@thethirdman225]

+Jon Kim Yes but what he didn't tell you is that Switzerland also has extremely high levels of health and education and low levels of poverty. Better on those measures than the United States. Drug policy is also very different from that of the United States, meaning that social issues are very different. The prevalence of guns is not factor in daily life. Not at all.

[@thethirdman225]

***** I'm sorry but I don't buy it. Guns are seen as a solution in America. That's a bad thing. In most other countries this is not the case except for an extreme minority.

[@dnmack1]

The US isn't an island and Australia doesn't have Mexican drug cartels at it's southern border.

[@SuperSupermanX1999]

+Dave what does being an island have to do with it? and how exactly has 300 million guns helped in any way to deal with the drug cartels?

[@dnmack1]

SuperSupermanX1999 Having a border with Mexico means that it's a simple matter to smuggle guns across the border so criminals will always be able to get them. For some reason, the drug cartels aren,t battling on the streets of the US.

[@SuperSupermanX1999]

Dave Yeah because all criminals are serious enough about their crime that they'll be willing to approach the black market and buy from the cartels before burgling someone. . The drug cartels aren't battling on the streets of the U.S. because they do all of their work in Mexico. Obviously. The U.S. has its own street gangs, and plenty of them such as the New York mafia, so that argument doesn't really work.

[@dnmack1]

SuperSupermanX1999 The Mexican drug cartels smuggle drugs into the US. Having people operating in the US would be(and is) useful to them, so that argument does work.

[@pepelapiu2004]

In the last 20 years the US crime rate (us gun crime rate too) has dropped by over 45%. In the mean time gun ownership has increased. The US now has more guns than people. So you tell me, of guns cause crime, why did the crime rate drop as guns went up? I am in Canada. We see very similar statistics here. Since 19993 the crime rate has dropped by more than 40% while gun ownership has increased drastically. I would say it probably doubled in the last 15 years. My gun range had only a 100 members 15 years ago. They now have over 900 and not accepting members. Around Canada the situation is the same everywhere. Gun ranges are maxed out whereas they were struggling 15-20 years ago.

[@masonnix9707]

Dont trust your politicians I live that line.

[@galacticzrx1788]

Facts sir

[@FerraPizza]

Gun control was the best thing Australia ever did....

[@RubenCLeon]

Police are always minutes away when seconds count...

[@obiepimentel1722]

Trust me if something like this happens in the U.S I would never give up my guns and I know Americans would do the same.

[@00movieman00]

+Obie Pimentel That's the problem... Your country is very sick. Why do people place so much value in guns there? You care more about your guns and your selves than your children or your country. People wonder why the U.S. is declining, it's because it's citizens are sick minded.

[@obiepimentel1722]

In the U.S we have the 2nd ammendment. Owning a gun in australia is a privilege not a right. In the U.S we have the 2nd ammendment not just to protect ourselves but to rise up against a tyrannical government. Guns are our toys and if anybody tries to take them away from us there will be war.

[@stevenchurchill8776]

+00movieman00 Because, foolish person...In 1981 our supreme court ruled in a case from DC that the police are under no obligation to protect anyone. That is the truth! All one needs to do is google it.Thank you very much. I will keep my rifles, pistols ect and my reloading equipment.

[@00movieman00]

Obie Pimentel God I hope future president trump puts up all those walls he's talking about. You people need to build a cage around yourselves, because you're clearly insane! xD

[@00movieman00]

Steven Churchill Uhm..... Okay?? Don't think that's true... But fuck it, sure why not. Starting to think maybe you people just need to keep spiraling downward, it's the only way you'll realize just how insane you sound. Please vote for Trump, He's planning on building walls on your north and south borders to keep you crazies locked in, I'm all for it!

[@raftash5279]

Maaan, why did they ban airsoft in Australia. Australia is the only country in the entire western world to have an outright federal ban on airsoft guns!

[@CrocodileWhispers]

honestly in a real-gun free society airsoft guns should be 100% safe. That seems backwards.

[@matthewsoulsby5563]

1000000% im deadset annoyed by it, i seen airsoft for the first time a few months back and was like fuck yea i want a sick sniper rifle type of one for fun, then realized no chance in hell

[@PyroChimp75]

FYI - Airsoft was never in Australia.. can't take away something that was never there to begin with bro.. They are currently looking at making it legal for the first time as its less harmful than paintball.

[@ronnietrosclair7091]

My guns are staying right where they are and that is within my reach!! The day you give up your right to defend yourself if it comes to that is the day that the rest of your rights are in danger as well. "All enemies foreign AND domestic"!!!

[@132danyoll]

never give up your guns

[@132danyoll]

Joe yeah the smart ones did that, the dumb ones handed them in

[@ECCHOSIERRA]

I'm very pro gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it. I support "common sense" measures like sight alignment, firm grip, proper trigger control, bringing enough ammo, and maintaining a healthy regimen of safety practices.

[@waveman0]

thankfully we Aussies recovered from this travesty, firearm ownership is now at the highest rate in our history, with 1.9 million firearm owners, and actual firearm numbers are back to pre-1996 levels rendering the Buy-Back moot (though action type has obviously shifted).

[@mulletjocks]

i liked your comment. your sentiment should, however correct, be tempered however with the realities of the adler ban. a legal firearm under the current frame work that was exclusively targeted and import prohibited by parlimentary directive. lifes good, but our gun privelidges are still horribly fragile.

[@waveman0]

mulletjocks totally agree mate, and I particularly like the fact that you recognize the fact we no longer have firearm rights in Australia, rather firearm privileges. A distinction few people (even pro-gun Aussies) recognize. As I have said many times anti-gunn/gun control hoplophobes are never happy and will continue to push for further restrictions (highlighted by the bullshit concerning the Adler). They never seem satisfied with any level of regulation and continue to devise new ways to restrict personal freedoms.

[@Anon54387]

I'm a Yank, but I still find this all horribly depressing. All those people losing their guns when they'd committed no crime. I give some money to Senator Leyonhjelm's pro-gun group from time to time.

[@cs512tr]

good call

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

It was common sense, not a travesty.

[@johnscott9549]

Australia, stand up, and Take your country back, you can't vote out a corrupt system, you government officials are armed, it is not to late , take your country back.

[@ruapraia]

Dont trust your politicians .....a line we should add to the end of our prayers.

[@brokenromeo73]

I actually am in favor of open carry as well as concealed carry. I know that lives are saved when citizens are armed.

[@hfs_australia6574]

Im Australian I believe in the same thing But don't let the media tell you that your not allowed to own or carry handguns in Australia its a lie you have to be background checked and licensed but open carry would serve the world the better protection than what majority of the police undermanned have to deal with in the western world

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

So why has crime dropped since stricter gun control?

[@onik6512]

@@j-mshistorycorner6932 it hasn’t. We have shootings every day in Sydney. Semi automatic, and fully automatic guns obtained ILLEGALLY by unlicensed gang members.

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

@@onik6512 Yes it has, look it up.

[@onik6512]

@@j-mshistorycorner6932 not in relation to gun control. Crime was on a downward trend even before port Arthur. It spiked when port Arthur happened, then continued down at the EXACT same rate, even after gun control was enacted. And gun control has had no effect on the rate of violent gun crime in Australia. Correlation does not equal causation.

[@actingcommander8231]

A sad time it was for us Ol' Aussies :(

[@actingcommander8231]

....pretty much

[@mathewcook3848]

***** yet they took our bolt actions idiot

[@rodneymcgiveron9563]

Acting Commander Oh My God....What a slanted and ridiculous video...done by obvious gun lobbyists . ALL BULLSHIT AND YOU KNOW IT.....DISGRACEFUL...those Australians who appeared on this video should hang their heads in embarrassment...Not including Port Arthur there were 13 massacres in Australia before that ..not one since..enough said...Who needs assault weapons for self defence anyway and the ex cop ..would know that accidental shootings were common before gun control because people were so lax with gun usage and storage .We lost a family friend exactly that way...This is a terrible bent look at what our gun legislation really is and for you Yanks It's actually full of crap...

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

***** it has been said many times by military experts that it would (theoretically) take a team of at least 3 snipers to pull of that many accurate shootings in that amount of time. "" I doubt such comments have ever been made.

[@StanBrohnSBFilmArts]

Shut up and stay in your POS neutered country and stay out of America. Australia and the uk are so full of smug people who think they are soooo much better. I promise you that your fear of guns will bite you people in your ass. Do 5 minutes of research about crime in your countries and you will find that your view on lower gun crime is.....wait for it.....wrong! Have fun being victims. BTW, im proud to be a yank, although I live in the south of the US, in my opinion this is the best place in the world to live. You don't know what true freedom is until you've lived here. Regardless of what you may think, I'd rather take my chances in a society where we have the freedom to bear arms and defend ourselves, not only from criminals but, also from any enemy both foreign and domestic. Governments like yours treat there citizens like children, we here are NOT children or sheep. Here, we are men, we are citizens not subjects, we can defend ourselves without having to wait for "authorities". So continue sticking your noses in the air and throwing BS cherry picked stats my way, it wont change reality. It's a damn shame that entire nations like Australia and the UK would be willing to let themselves be disarmed in such a way. You all just bent over and let your government rape you.

[@mastercheif98612]

:( all those guns, it breaks my heart.

[@thecommentor8384]

There are plenty of AK47s buried in the bush, so I’ve been told.

[@smithnwesson990]

I feel bad for Australians like like freedom.

[@ratofvengence]

Why? Australia outranks the US in EVERY freedom index. No need for bad feelings at all :)

[@pam883r]

Very telling video. Remember the man's statement at the end..."don't give up rights like we Australians did, because we will NEVER,NEVER GET THEM BACK." 2nd Amendment=Liberty. Guns=Freedom.

[@Zazmus]

Aussies don't even know what little rights they have these days self defence isn't a bloody thing anymore

[@Zazmus]

Kieran Beattie woah calm down

[@corporateevolution4031]

bubbles1583 Self defense still exists just gunning down children doesn't.

[@Zazmus]

***** Not really, there was a guy on a train in Melbourne and the coppers were going around asking if anyone had weapons and a man said he had like a 5cm pocket knife for self defence and the cops said that he can't use it. On the Queensland police force site it says that if someone invades your house you need to haggle them and talk to them and you can't use force or you will be charged.

[@corporateevolution4031]

bubbles1583 The Queensland police force actually says that physical self defense should not be your only or first resort. They list, escaping, negotiating, cooperating, calling for assistance, screaming, calling the police and physical self defense as valid responses. There are a large variety of reasons that are allowed for carrying knives, but their advice is written expressly aimed at keeping the fear of violence in perspective. The other group of people carrying knives are people looking for trouble. The Queensland site expressly says "You have the right to physically defend yourself with reasonable force" as allowed by the law. Carrying weapons purely due to your fears will likely escalate situations or lead to more violence.

[@Zazmus]

***** K.

[@marklowe7431]

Guns aside even pepper spray will get you in prison while crims get behaviour bonds

[@mulletjocks]

having a ciggarette lighter in a clenched fist as you defend yourself against a violent attacker is enough to get you a criminal record and a fine in Victoria

[@Gorim33]

you also can't attack someone who is invading your home

[@dufey1969]

that would have to change someone braking in my house better be ready to me there maker

[@grinpanic]

If you outlaw guns only outlaw will have them, criminals will never follow the law.

[@adamherbst5258]

enough to make a man cry

[@swerdna1970]

Hahaha, I love it when American gun nuts try to lecture me, as an Australian, about how devastated my country is because of gun control. What are the sources for these "statistics"? Are they rates or absolute numbers? Who are the Australians being interviewed? Why do the "collectors" not understand how the laws apply to legitimate gun collectors? What are their political affiliations?Just more lies from the gun lobby.Anyway, keep your guns, we're doing just fine, thanks!

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

+lamanchadale You have worked out that your Government has, oh.... Helicopters, Missiles, Drones, Tanks, land mines, SEALS, SWAT's, FBI etc and you have a hand gun. Good luck with that! I would hate to be as obviously frightened as you are.

[@FZ6soldier]

+Jeff H I didn't know an AR15 was a hand gun.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

FZ6soldier whatever, still completely and woefully out gunned.

[@FZ6soldier]

No Jeff, we are not. Let's no forget how many military and police will side with the people. Your argument is weak.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

FZ6soldier Really? Good luck with that.

[@JohnnyWolfblood]

This is fucking disgusting. Why do leftists love criminals so much?

[@JohnnyWolfblood]

Bronze Age Aussie This would be funnier if it wasn't true. :(

[@ethancordell5130]

They want your ass!

[@Anon-kh7yj]

It wasn't a leftist who took our guns! It was Jon Howard, who is considered a conservative in Australia. He was good friends with George Bush at the time.

[@MrZePHYRizms]

ZyklonB@6milljew this is true, Howard was and is a Zionist puppet.

[@Gorim33]

Howard is one of the biggest cunts in Australia

[@koalaeagle3939]

I feel like 99% of statistics in this video are made up on the spot. Oh shit now I did the same thing...

[@rabitrighteous7058]

+KoalaEagle I live in Australia and they are completely made up haha.. full blown propoganda

[@lifted0422]

100% of all rape murder robbery assault and home invasions victims wish they had a gun . Those numbers aren't fabricated

[@koalaeagle3939]

100% of those victims also wish the perpetrator doesn't have a gun.

[@spearfisherman308]

KoalaEagle no they come from the Australian institute of criminology.

[@scotthazell6816]

This video is total horse shit lies I have guns at home and I can tell you this I don’t need the gun to defend myself. More guns dont equal more freedom this video is made up bullshit. This statistics are all false and made up. If a burglar broke into my home and he had a gun and I didn’t I’d still beat his ass.

[@Necrodogged]

Just one question for all you anti-gun folks: how is taking my gun away going to stop crime?

[@guydives1246]

exactly

[@rylanleeper4456]

As an American I feel bad for my Australian friends that they lost almost all there gun rights.The right to own a gun is a god given not a government given right.

[@ddww4169]

We didn't lose our "gun rights" - after Port Arthur there was simply a very widely held view amongst the Australian public that there was no need for semi-automatic long-arms to be in private hands. The push to remove semi-autos came from the public, not the Government - the State governments were initially unwilling and Howard was thought to be going out on a limb by pushing it, but it was actually hugely popular with the public. And by the way, semi-autos weren't "confiscated", they were bought back at good prices and then destroyed. A friend of mine was laughing about it, because he handed in an old semi-auto rifle and got enough from the government to buy a good new gun. And, apparently the number of guns has actually increased since the buyback. Hand guns have always been heavily regulated here, thank God, and it was the tightness of those regulations that probably saved my life one time.

[@rabitrighteous7058]

There is a lot of bs on youtube but this has to top the cake haha. I have lived in Australia all my life. Yes people were pissed off having their guns taken away, but those very same people now agree it was for the good. This video looks about 20 years old an is sourced through gun enthusiasts. Take a simple survey in the city and then come back to me about how many people wan't guns back. Clicking the link I thought this would be some sort of sattire. Since port arthur we have had zero mass shootings whereas the US rate of mass shootings has sky rocketed.. all these statistics are made up, gun crimes dropped significantly. Americans trying to justify their fetish for guns is laughable at best. It's a nice feeling being able to walk through the street or going to school without the worry of being shot.. but I guess Americans wouldn't know what that feels like.. Lack of education is a huge factor amongst American gun enthusiasts, the phrase 'you cannot change the second amendment' or 'your invading my constitutional rights' is all too familiar, honestly splash some cold water on your face so you can wake yourself up. I agree with being able to defend yourself against a tyrant government but when your 'rights' were legislated it wasn't referring to high powered weapons. Oh and I almost forgot the classic, 'so should we ban all knives too' just take a step back and think about what your saying kids, can a knife do as much damage as a high powered assault rifle during school hours. The whole US obsession with guns and maintaining the 'hardcore' image is cringeworthy.

[@dylanpaul1212]

I am an American that LOVES my Guns and MY FREEDOMS that were bought with BLOOD! Your a brainwashed Wimp that can’t understand freedom! It’s more than an image. It’s our culture and way of life you ass

[@bobleden8946]

Never ever ever give up your guns 💪

[@TFAB69]

00:55 "A right stolen by their government" huh HUH Us Aussies have never had a 'right' to firearms. So why does this video talk about the USA Constitution as though it's the Australian Constitution?

[@CorporateEvolution]

The video is NRA propaganda, they would confuse their members if they tried to explain another country's constitution.

[@CorporateEvolution]

tripleheshy That certainly is the most loaded sentence that I have seen today.

[@CorporateEvolution]

tripleheshy 1.) Disliking NRA propaganda that is false, does not make you a Marxist, so your first assertion is incorrect. 2.) A racist assertion that the NRA board (I am assuming that you referring to its white members) are smarter than Obama supporters of certain nationality. Not really a good argument, as there are plenty of Dixiecrats or Fox news viewers that are NRA members. 3.) Statism, the latest catchphrase. Though you called me a marxist earlier and they called for the abolition of the state. Statism is the opposite of anarchism, however I could see that Statism could be better than the world of Mad Max that some people want. Just because you say lots of things at once doesn't mean any of them are true.

[@CorporateEvolution]

tripleheshy What part of it do you want proven false? The crime stats quoted which aren't based on reality? Its fact that there are more registered gun owners now than in 1996. A large number of the guns handed in were legal under the new system but people wanted the money, this also includes the collectable firearms that the guy was crying about. There are also the elements of the discussion regarding Australia's constitution which Americans don't seem to understand. P.S. Obamacare is currently coming in under cost with premiums lower than projected.

[@samuelscott6766]

CorporateEvolution Yes, CE, judging by the links below, you don't seem to happy with the current gun laws postimg.org/image/5nls5wrjb/ postimg.org/image/b9k6ww58n/

[@xMsKyriax]

All I can say is that every time I see a report on America I am more and more thankful that I live in Australia. Thankful that we can see and live in a society that is truly free, a society where we don't know anyone that owns a gun, me and my children have never seen a gun and would not know where to buy a gun and never ever think about guns until we see the news in America. Our biggest concern is what to have for dinner, yes SERIOUSLY.

[@Jonzeyification]

Oh woe is me, living in this country without guns! How much worse life is after 20 years of zero massacres and drastically reduced gun violence, safety in our streets and workplaces.

[@AxelQC]

"Citizens denied the right to protect themselves" from the excessive number of guns around them. Funny that the narrator has an American accent and not an Australian one; probably because they couldn't find an Australian to spew such lies.

[@colco2783]

Possibly the most slanted and biased 'news' piece I've seen outside of Fox. Fears, doubts, maybes, what ifs.

[@jimothyhimony]

No one needs a semi or full automatic weapon. No one.

[@7tr1ps]

I live in a country where NO ONE is so afraid of the government they feel they need a weapon to protect themselves from it.

[@aadrianlee]

Stand together stand tall and stand strong. From the UK 😎👍

[@DaveWhoa]

Ive _never_ in all my life in Australia witnessed a single gun-related offense, and i dont know anybody who has. Guns are just a non-issue here, and have been ever since the gun buyback after Port Arthur Massacre. Our kids go to school without fear and that's a freedom i'd rather any day over being able to own an automatic assault rifle. And if i want to shoot a gun i can go to a shooting range, and farmers are free to get permits - everyones pretty happy. Also keep in mind that in the 20 years before Port Arthur there was 19 mass shootings. In the 20 years after Port Arthur there's been exactly 0. ZERO. That's FOUR DECADES of before & after to compare. America already has 1.12 guns since 2014 for every man woman and child and over 1 in 3 are owners, they've already TRIED the "more guns" part of the equation, but the "less crime" part is where? Where!?!? I fear the gun culture is just so heavily entrenched in America that they may be beyond the point of no return. :(

[@Artman1]

I don't need a gun. My pet brown snake sleeps behind the door.

[@Jakyle1]

The Attorney General should be thrown in jail a couple of months. When he leaves, he should have a painfully clear idea of the word invasion.

[@ldkusa71]

On a recent Piers Morgan Live show, Piers Morgan said "I love the Australia Plan." (Rolling eyes)

[@longtimebeachbum8759]

I believe all governments lie to the citizens some and with few problems, but if a citizen lies to the government he goes to jail with a lot of problems as well

[@CorporateEvolution]

Yeah things like watergate never happened, and the 24/7 media cycle doesn't jump on every minor thing.

[@GreatWhite7]

My mate went to jail for 12 months, got out, and got his gun licence back. That was after the Port Arthur "event".

[@elizabethyates69]

OUR CONSTITUTION SAYS THAT WE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT, TO BEAR ARMS. PERIOD!!

[@cjdacka]

GUN CONTROL IS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY (AUSTRALIA). THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY MASSACRES SINCE.

[@aurelie-annegilly8018]

what a load of crap - the vast majority of australians are thrilled we now have no mass murders, reduced gun crime and deaths and live in peace. I am australian - I know.

[@SomethingNewEveryDay]

lol Don't believe the propaganda. We have had mass murders and plenty of them. 4 out of the 5 worst mass murders in the last 40 years have all happened since the gun reform. The odds of a firearm being used in a homicide as a percentage of all homicides has actually fallen steadily since the 60s. After the reform this simply followed what pre reform statistics would have predicted if the reform had never happened. There was no sudden or massive improvement. Assault, sexual assault, rubbery, armed robbery and kidnapping have all increased. Don't blindly believe the political spin. As with all such propaganda its designed to misinform you.

[@yewmadbro390]

It hurts me to watch that lee Enfield get cut in half

[@Journeyman-Fixit]

The Government should never have that much power.

[@snidelywhiplash]

From what I can find, the trope about guns being more dangerous to their owners than miscreants seems to apply mostly to handguns. This makes sense for a variety of reasons. And really, the state's LAST job should be to protect people from themselves. If a person is stupid enough to mishandle their gun and gets themself killed in the process, that's their problem.

[@Goatboysminion]

From a non-gun owning Australian citizen, to every American citizen, regardless of wether you own a gun or not. It's not about guns, it's about violence. When faced with violence, don't hide,fight back.As Shane would say, "..a gun is only a tool...a gun is as good or as bad as the man who uses it." As violent as Australian society can be, fighting back is becoming rare. It's being bred out of us by social engineers and do-gooders and politicians. At the café where most people were killed...

[@dengchao42]

The Australian gun laws have been a resounding success. The anecdotes of a few people do not contradict this.

[@MikeLazarus]

EG:Forced entry into a premises; The use or threat of violence to the occupant; The demand for property; The removal of property; Damage to property; Robbery with violence; etc

[@Daironsmith]

Aussie brothers, WHY, WHY DID YOU LET THIS HAPPEN, YOU WERE ALL SO STRONG AND BRAVE IN COMBAT WITH MY BELOVED USA.

[@hypehype1982]

Everyone in Australia who is of good standing should own a firearm.

[@lescobrandumb9280]

I bet these people are really regretting this now....

[@PaulMacPhoto]

What your also not seeing is the fact that thesis old people are still alive to tell their tales after a home invasion. Which is a rare thing by the way here. 99% of people breaking into your home don't need a gun because the occupants don't have guns. Yes they get traumatised. Yes they might have a black eye but they are alive. Gun toting robber vs gun toting old person = disaster. I'm soooo glad we live in a place where there's pretty much no one I know that owns a firearm. Are u going to stop a criminal getting a gun? No of course not but the vast majority of them don't bother because there's just no need. But you guys will never get that.

[@MikeLazarus]

Thomas Jefferson, 1801 - The government shall restrain men from injuring one another" ... Ayn Rand - "The government was set to protect man from criminals - and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government."

[@ccd5068]

Does Australia have any rights? I thought they didn't have a Bill of Rights.

[@sdando39]

We don't have a codified bill of rights, but we do have a few constitutional rights (fair trial, freedom of religion/speech, etc) plus a heap of what's called implied rights, which are basically rights that have been given through law or deemed to be in the spirit of the constitution by the high court (the equivalent of your supreme court). But yeah, whereas your constitution is on the whole a clearly written document which explicitly lays out how the country should function, ours is a mishmash of archaic sections and contradictory instructions.

[@ccd5068]

Can your rights be changed by the political party in power?

[@Lonenupe1215]

Enhanced Gun Safety Laws is not about taking away your guns it's about preventing from getting in the hands if the wrong people! We all can agree we don't want guns in the hands of the mentally ill and/or criminals! Tell me what's your recommendations and steps to achieving that goal? And please don't tell me if we can't stop all the criminals, then any action is inadequate!

[@Veggietalesfan32]

You simply can't stop criminals from getting their hands on these weapons, there will always be a market where they can get them

[@dwightstewart7181]

+Lonenupe1215 Absolute hogwash. The assault weapons ban, for example, was all about *preventing* my wife and me, and other law-abiding citizens like us, from having access to, and ownership of, those firearms. We’re both Vietnam-era veterans, highly skilled in the safe use of the military versions of those weapons. Are you saying we’re the “wrong people?”

[@MikeLazarus]

I just checked ... NZ tightened their controls a couple of years before Australia did. That must explain how the crime rate has been falling at about the same speed in both countries. Thanks for the example

[@marcdewey3848]

This aint about crime its about governments dictating to the people on what they can or cant do and criminals laugh because they will have guns anyway,and its also a matter of ego since the government will never admit they were wrong and reverse this.

[@304Axis]

"Gun ownership rates in Australia declined from 7 percent to 5 percent. Another law in 2002 tightened restrictions a bit more, restricting caliber, barrel length and capacity for sport shooting handguns."

[@asazimri]

Did you even watch the video and see the statistics? Gun control does help criminals because you take away their victims abilities to defend themselves. Comparing the "crime" of gun ownership to the crime of murder, now THAT is what is faulty.

[@tonyjackson7904]

Coming to America next

[@Civille7]

I think determining who's sane and who's insane is the challenge.

[@StanBrohnSBFilmArts]

To everyone who is constantly throwing around statistics about guns and gun violence let me say this. Your statistics do not mean a thing because the US Constitution guarantees that our already existing right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed will always be protected, period! Australia was able to enforce the buy-back program because you have no such protections for your right to keep and bear arms. The whole buy-back program confuses me anyway because, did you actually buy your firearms from the government or from an independent dealer?

[@StanBrohnSBFilmArts]

+Stan Brohn (S.B. Film Arts) Guns are just a means to an end. Guns don't make people killers, it's there heart that makes them killers. If a man wants to do harm and has no gun guess what? They use something else like, a knife, a bat, a car, poison, or even their bare hands. People who like to throw around stats about guns are really missing the point.

[@myname604]

Home invasion... Why does anybody have a problem defining it????? Trespassing. Break and enter, Assault, Kidnapping, armed robbery... Multiple charges that should include consecutive sentencing. What kind of an IDIOT can not define it???

[@loganjohnson3964]

Yeah, exactly. I live in the U.S. and am ashamed to say so at this point. I believe in gun freedom also. If someone threatens you what do you do? You fight back. For all you other countries and nations out there, dont EVER give up your rights, dont even budge a smidge, you saw what it did here.

[@raceandcrime]

YOU GOOD SIR deserve the GUN CONTROL AWARD OF 2013! - well spoken gun comrade. Gun Bless You!

[@gaylegb8615]

Only because the neighbors haven't found themselves in a position of being a victim of crime in their own home, YET!!!!!

[@Felblader]

I'm not suggesting that what Australia enacted would work anywhere else, but it undoubtedly did in Australia and it's as simple as that.

[@cogen651]

God and Guns! God bless America!

[@Goatboysminion]

Glad to see that the bunker hostage situation in Alabama has been resolved. Good guy with gun,shoots dead Bad guy with gun,hostage safe and unharmed. What's not to like.

[@fistofm3tal]

Because he is like the establishment, it's not about guns, it's about violent people. People who are violent will remain that way, with or without guns. MY GUNS ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

[@chshirekat80]

I love that people are arguing percentages between a country with 300 MILLION people and one with barely over 20 million.

[@jacobm8396]

If you don’t have a criminal record then I don’t see the problem with owning a gun

[@AxelQC]

In the 18 years before the Port Arthur attack and passage of the NFA, Australians endured 13 mass shootings, claiming 112 lives. In the years following the bans and buybacks, firearm-related deaths plummeted, and mass shootings became largely a thing of the past. In 2012, the Guardian published new statistics drawn from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Small Arms Survey showing only "30 homicides by firearm" annually in Australia, or "0.14 per 100,000 population." The U.S. statistics are bloated by comparison. Over the same period, Americans suffered "9,146 homicides by firearm," at a rate of 2.97 for every 100,000 people. Sixty percent of murders in the U.S. are committed with a gun, according to the Guardian, compared to 11.5% in Australia.

[@joeybcannon7]

That is a country with no second amendment. Never trust your government. Those who give up their liberties for safety, deserve neither and will lose both- Ben Franklin

[@nickstoic3758]

I had some talks to police officers, some active some retired. None of them had any issues with the legal gun owners, none! Recently on national television Mr. Howard was boasting about how proud he was about banning guns and his new gun laws. He got it wrong! He could've been proud if he would of save the life of all those people in Port Arthur, not proud of bringing in new gun laws restricting the freedom of law abiding citizens. Crime rate is much higher then ever before. Sorry to say but these all these events are happening under the Liberal Party, including the Lindt Cafe siege. Law abiding citizens, legal gun owners are not the problem in our country. We need to look deeper into the issues, but with honesty!

[@brokenromeo73]

I am in the US. I was talking about the US constitution. If Australia likes being victims,go for it. Not in The US! The Us constitution does not allow for gun control.

[@7tr1ps]

All I know is I do not want to live anywhere where everyone is carrying a gun.

[@TripleThreatKris]

Defending themselfs, stopping a crime before it starts.

[@bruhnaus]

I'd rather live in a country where it is safe to go to the movies, the mall, send your kid's to school etc knowing that you and your kid's will return home. The laws in Australia will never change because the citizens don't want to become like America. Nothing personal just different culture. The interest in guns in Australia is very minimal...whereas in the US your not a "man" unless you own a gun.

[@bellingdog]

Since this law the chance of our kids getting mixed up in mass murder is actually smaller than very small, it's nil. Since this law was passed we haven't had a mass murder, before this law there was 13 mass murders in the previous 11 years. 2 of my friends died in one of them just around the corner from my house. So I support this law, and so do most of Aussies.

[@Strelnikov10]

Americans: Stand strong! Remember, a law that contradicts the Constitution is NOT A LAW and should not be followed. Be brave, be a conscientious objector. Resist and do not comply. They can't jail us all. We have to stand strong together or we will be defeated like this. This will be our future. Remember, "We the people....".

[@Delticola]

I know an Australian who was a former gun owner. I'm a US citizen but this is not false journalism. If you feel different, not all of your Australian neighbors feel the same as you do.

[@gasmaskguys4965]

Dayum man, this fight between pro and anti gunners just makes me wanna not like or hate firearms. I am so confused which side to take. All I want is my mosin and to be left alone by both sides of this social conflict, thank you world

[@andyh027]

Aren't you statistically far more likely to shoot a loved one or accidentally kill an innocent person than heroically save the day during a home invasion or whatever?

[@Cacowninja]

andyh027 Nope.

[@andyh027]

Your one-word response prompted me to look into it. It turns out that, all things being equal, you're *way* more likely to shoot someone by accident or in the heat of passion--unjustified shootings, in other words. But it's a general statistic, and I think most people who buy a firearm consider themselves careful, responsible gun owners--and the more responsible you are, the less likely you'll be to shoot someone by accident. (I don't know about the "heat of passion" thing; owning a gun does make murder as easy and instantaneous as pulling a trigger.) But there's no way to accurately create a data pool of "responsible" gun owners, so who can say? Consider suicide. Many people who want to kill themselves *do* go and get a gun for that purpose. So it's technically true to say people are more likely to shoot themselves than an intruder or attacker. I still think every sane adult without a violent criminal record should be allowed to have a gun if they choose.

[@StanBrohnSBFilmArts]

andyh027 no you idiot. sounds like liberal Hollywood and media raised you.

[@beckyshock3099]

Australia, notice it says ONLY SEMI AUTOMATIC, PUMP ACTION RIFFLES, AND SHOTGUNS. There are a lot of guns that do not fall into these categories........ This is DISINFORMATION AGAIN.

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

Which to me is proof that Australian gun laws now are not tough enough, nor are our judges when it comes to dealing with crooks with guns. Wayne from Sydney, Australia.

[@Anon54387]

Wayne: It's impossible to keep guns out of the hands of people who want them. So do you want to spend a boatload of money and law enforcement resources in an attempt to enforce the unenforceable? Or would you rather just lock those up who have proved themselves to be violent people so that people owning guns isn't a threat?

[@eXdXgXe4life]

Less police = increase in crime. What are the odds?

[@mtigges29]

I love how people think we have guns that can mow things down. Maybe that's why America has not been invaded...

[@MikeLazarus]

First, it's NEVER been legal in Australia to shoot someone breaking in, unless they are also armed. Second, someone breaking in is a LOT less likely to happen in Australia than in the US - where they're also more likely to shoot you in case you're armed

[@MarkyDav]

Number of massacres in Australia since gun control = 0

[@jsamson4226]

Very sad. Crime went crazy. People left defenceless.

[@AndyL8]

Crime went up one year…. also went down on other years. Great news… We don't have mass shootings here anymore!!

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

47% reduction in gun related deaths, read the real facts www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/australia.php

[@maryallen4682]

andrew le Really??? No more mass shootings? Did the gun ban stop the crazy man from shooting people and taking hostages in Sydney, November of 2014? www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-16/sydney-siege-gunman-two-hostages-dead/5969162

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

All he had was a shotgun, he killed only 1 person. If he had a semi auto, then what would have happened? Gun control worked.

[@teunisswart1390]

Mary Allen Mass shooting. What mass shooting. A mass shooting is kiiling more than 4 people.

[@poduck2]

If rights are intrinsic, it doesn't matter what the law says. The only thing laws can do in that instance is to take rights away. In this instance, we have very good reasoning and can decide rights based on rational thought. A right is anything that a person might want to do. The only valid reason to infringe on that right is if the individual is using their right, or is an imminent threat to use that right to harm others. Otherwise, we are in a situation where might makes right.

[@markalan68mt]

It doesn't matter how old this video is. The fact remains that gun bans only take guns away from law-abiding citizens, not criminals. The bad-guy will be able to impose his will on the good-guy, cause the good-guy won't have the means to defend himself.

[@davidn.5803]

When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Take it to the bank.

[@jeandobbin7274]

ROnald Reagan was in favor of the ban on assault-type weapons and high capacity clips and Anton Scalia has stated that the Second Amendment does not mean there cannot be restrictions and requirements for gun ownership. Universal background checks and stiff penalties for straw man purchasers is not unreasonable nor is, in the opinion of a majority of Americans, banning assault weapons and high capacity clips. And that BS about a tyrannical government is ridiculous and stupid.