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by dr_doom 4822 days ago
Not only did other crime go up but a quick google search proves that your statement is false.

"After a school massacre, the U.K. banned handguns in 1998. A decade later, handgun crime had doubled." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732377720457819...

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Wow, that's a biased article. "Two cautionary tales", one being that of Australia. Note the conclusion: Strict gun laws in Great Britain and Australia haven't made their people noticeably safer, nor have they prevented massacres.

I'd like to know what all these massacres in Australia are, because it's been nearly 20 years since the gun buyback, and there's been no massacres that grab headlines and make people fearful. There was one mass murder by arson, but it's not like that's a common event here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_mass_murders

In reference to her other points, assault has indeed been on the rise recently in Australia, but it's due to some complex factors independent of guns, and sexual assault is up largely because of improved reporting.

It is a bit sad that the article is dated Dec 26 2012, yet the author can't find a more recent peer-reviewed study than 2003 for one of her "Two cautionary tales".