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Originally Posted by AussieTrooper
Well put.
Gun ownership is higher now than it was in 1990, yet the gun crime rate is far lower, and almost exclusively with firearms that have never been legal.
The overwhelming majority of gun deaths in the US are from gang crime, not from some 15yr old shooting up their school. They definitely need some form of gun law reform, but the media seems absolutely focussed on what is a small part of the problem.
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I'll concede, there are more guns in Australia now than there were in 1990, but the population has grown, and the guns tend to be owned by fewer people who collect more firearms. Comparing 1990 to now, 75% less households have a gun ownership.
Also, the overwhelming majority of gun deaths in the USA is from suicide, around 2/3 of all the firearm deaths.