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[–] Proeliator 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The evidence also shows an increase in burglaries and other violent crimes. Obviously banning guns and getting rid of them all is going to result in fewer shootings, but is that the goal? Because I think the goal shouldn't be to have fewer shootings, it should be to have less violent crime and fewer homicides overall. Here are statistics about the gun ban in Britan. http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans/ Here are some statistics about the gun ban in Australia. http://www.aic.gov.au/dataTools/facts/vicViolentCol.html

Do some thinking about the unseen and unintended consequences before you advocate for policies and criticize Americans for just needing "mah gunz"

Edit: In America it's very difficult to get automatic weapons legally. I think what you mean is semi-automatic, meaning a bullet is fired every time you pull the trigger, in an automatic weapon you can just hold the trigger and the gun keeps firing until it is out of ammunition.