“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms… disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
~Thomas Jefferson
Criminals have been empowered in Australia since the gun ban, because they know the citizens cannot fight back.
Since the ban:
Armed Robberies Up 69%
Assault with guns up 28%
Gun Murders up 19%
Home Invasions up 21%
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