Correct.

Australia banned high velocity weapons after a spree killing and they basically stopped.

Safe to say it wasn't because they suddenly resolved societal or mental health issues.

Posted By: norway on November 6th 2017 at 22:25:54

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So far this year, 378 mass shootings in the USA (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 20:48:04
- it's not as simple as banning guns tbf (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 20:51:25
  - Ah! That's a shame (your link led me here) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:07:43
    - not worse, that was a bad turn of phrase (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:12:33
      - Am I reading it wrong? They seem the worst by far (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:21:37
        
        firearm attributable deaths per 100,000 people by country the top ten... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:26:07
        
        I looked at that recently and was really surprised by Uruguay (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 6, 22:53:40
        
        I suspect in most of those countries the majority of the deaths are due to gangs fighting (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 21:38:07
        
        again, societal problems (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:43:48
        
        Straight out the NRA playbook (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 21:57:33
        
        you wish (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 22:01:30
        
        Ah! Ok. Thanks. I'm crossing those places off of my holiday list (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:33:06
        
        Also the most developed and wealthiest. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 21:32:04
  - It is far from simple. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 21:07:33
    - of course but there are deeper underlying problems that are the cause (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:36:48
      - Well said. In Don we trust. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 22:29:25
  - Ban bullets (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 6, 21:04:08
  - I doubt there are many countries where tens of people are murdered in church or at festiva (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 21:03:40
    - Correct. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 6, 22:25:54
      - lovely old simplistic approach (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 22:42:29
        
        Well it's a fact... sorry about that. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 6, 22:53:57
        
        I am very fucking happy for them, well done Australia on becomin a fairly balanced society (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 23:03:08
        
        That's the point I'm making. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 7, 07:21:29

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