Lockhart was a mass shooting the gun grabbers like to pretend never happened, the gun grabbers lie in claiming no mass shootings.
New Zealand has had no mass shootings since 1997 despite allowing all the guns we banned.
Every firearm license holder is in the crimtrac database despite the fact they don't have criminal record.
In 2015-2016 we have
Firearm license holders- 1,973,522
Registered guns- 5,798,980
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acic.gov.au/sites/g/files/net1491/f/2016/10/crimtrac_ar_2015-16_final_071016.pdfWe have nearly doubled the number of firearm license holders since 1996 which means per capita gun ownership is much higher.
In Australia non firearm homicides have declined by a far greater magnitude than firearm homicides since 1996 a fact the gun grabbers ignore when they cherry pick their stats.
What caused non firearm homicides to decline by a greater magnitude than firearm homicides since 1996 can any hoplophobe answer that?
aic.gov.au/dataTools/facts/vicViolentRate.htmlIt's a fact that increasing the number of legally owned firearms has resulted in less firearm deaths in Australia, an inconvenient truth for those with irrational fears of guns.
We are not allowed to defend ourselves with weapons in Australia the Americans can.
youtube.com/results?search_query=woman+shoots+intruderSexual assaults increased in Australia after 1996 when women were prohibited from having guns for self defence
In 1995 our homicide rate by any method was 2.0 per 100K, our firearm homicide rate was 0.3 per 100K.
Therefore in 1995 our non firearm homicide rate was 1.7 per 100K + 0.3 per 100K for firearm homicides = 2.0 per 100K
So why did non firearm homicides decline by a far greater magnitude compared to firearm homicides since 1996, can any gun grabber with irrational fears of guns explain why.
According to ABS data the semi auto rifles we banned in 1996 were used in 27 of the 813 firearm homicides from 1980 to 1995, they were responsible for just over 1% of all firearm deaths from 1980-1995.