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tlambert | November 22, 1991Gary Strand said:
'Twould seem that the difference between Australia's gun laws and the US'
gun laws have no effect on suicide rates, since the numbers are nearly
identical.
By the same reasoning, you can conclude that Australia's more restrictive
gun laws are the reason for the lower homicide rate in Australia.
Actually, I'm working from the assumption stated above (which, in various
forms, is used by nearly every anti-gunner) towards the one I made.
What I'm curious about is, if Oz's gun laws have created it's lower
crime rate (vis-a-vis the US) why didn't they create a lower suicide rate…