With the controversy going on in the U.S. right now regarding gun control, former Austrailian primeminister John Howard offers a bit of insight. Their country had a similar incident to Sandy Hook when one gunman shot down thirty five people in the late '90s. Now, in Australia, there in a ban on automatic weapons. Howard says that although Australia had lower gun rates to begin with, the laws have helped them tremendously, and we should consider itt. I agree with Howard on this matter, some restrictions on who can own guns can't hurt the murder rates.
http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/26/australias-lesson-in-gun-control/?iref=allsearch
Hard to see why we would need an automatic weapon at home.
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