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   From: mr_black@optusnet.com.au   
      
   "Alan Cryder"  wrote in message   
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   >> thanks, that gave me a great laugh today....well im off to barricade my   
   >> door   
   >> for the night...LOL   
   >>   
   >> MrB   
   >   
   > Maybe you live in a vacuum, but in all fairness, it isn't reported in   
   > the Australian press since it is censored by the government to get the   
   > spotlight off of the gun control blunder and prevent a public outcry   
   > and fear:   
   >   
   > According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, murders have risen   
   > from 312 in 1996 to 1,285 murders in 2007   
   >   
   > Since the introduction of Australia's sweeping gun bans, armed   
   > robberies rose a whopping 370 percent, from 6,256 in 1996 to 20,850 in   
   > 2007.   
   >   
   > Unarmed robberies also rose by about 120 percent, from just over   
   > 10,100 to nearly 23,000 incidents.   
   >   
   > In addition:   
   >   
   > Attempted murders rose from 335 in 1996 to 1,382 in 2007.   
   >   
   > Manslaughter rose from 38 to 149   
   >   
   > Assaults were up from 114,156 to 232,967   
   >   
   > Sexual assaults rose from 14,542 to 24,568   
   >   
   > Kidnapping and abductions climbed dramatically, from 480 in 1996 to   
   > 1,662   
   >   
   > Blackmail and extortion went from 268 cases a year to 1,298   
   >   
   > "Unlawful entry with intent (breaking into a home or business)   
   > involving the taking of property" rose by 300,000 cases, from 313,902   
   > shortly after the ban was passed to 643,256 cases in 2007   
   >   
   > Other "unlawful entry" cases increased during the period from 88,177   
   > to 192,414   
   >   
   > "Motor vehicle theft" increased by 80,658 reported cases, and "other   
   > theft" rose to 1,565,214 from 521,762   
   >   
      
   Alan, Welcome to 2008.   
   Has general voilence incresed since 1996 down here?, Yes.   
   Is this completely in line with the rest of the world, Yes.   
   Are we still one of the safest countries in the world? Yes.   
   Can any of this increase actually be attributed to gun control? No.   
      
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