If the experience in Australia is a predictor of what will happen here if gun control advocates win, it will be an absolute failure and those who are law abiding will be the losers. The criminal element will win.
Be sure to listen to the video contained in the post, it is revealing.
Conservative Tom
Be sure to listen to the video contained in the post, it is revealing.
Conservative Tom
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR TAKES AIM AT GUN CONTROL, GUN BUYBACKS ON TWITTER
Dean Cain is best known for his iconic role as Superman in “Lois &; Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” among other television and film appearances. Of late, though, it seems the actor’s conservative views on issues like gun control are making headlines.
On Wednesday, Cain continued his political involvement, issuing a very simple message on Twitter. He wrote: “Gun Control? Does it work?” This is obviously a question many have asked during a wave of proposals that have swept the nation recently.
Actor Dean Cain attends NBC Universal’s 2012 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: Getty Images
Accompanying this message was a link to a video that, as Twitchy notes, considers the impact and effect of Australia’s semiautomatic weapons ban and the nation’s gun-buyback program.
Unlike fellow actor Jim Carrey, who mass tweeted U.S. senators in hopes that they would advocate for more restrictive gun control measures, Cain took the opportunity to send a very simple curiosity to his followers.
Rather than taking to more divisive commentary as some others on both sides of the debate have done, Cain merely questioned the impact of gun control measures, while allowing the video to educate people about how these elements played out in Australia.
Here’s how some Twitter supporters reacted to Cain’s message:
@RealDeanCain This is signs of what is to come if people are successful in current legislation. More people need to watch this.
@RealDeanCain all your followers should retweet this get it out there is this what anyone really wants????
Below, watch the video that Cain shared that shows the alleged negative impact of Australia’s gun buyback program and semiautomatic weapons ban:
As noted, Carrey, who clearly differs greatly from Cain on the issue, took a very different tactic in reaching out with his pro-gun control message (i.e. he’s talking about it non-stop on social media). You can read his ongoing comments about guns and violence over on his Twitter feed.
Fact-checking…
ReplyDelete"In 1996, 35 people were murdered at Port Arthur, in the Australian state of Tasmania. In response, the conservative government of John Howard (with bipartisan support) introduced a series of comprehensive reforms including tightened licensing and restrictions on the types of weapons that could be owned. Since the laws were introduced, the rate of gun ownership in Australia has dropped from roughly 1 in 15 adults to 1 in 20 adults.
Many factors can influence gun violence, so the impact of the Australian reforms is oft debated. However, one thing is clear – the number of firearm homicides and firearm suicides has dramatically decreased. The Australian homicide rate is only 1.2 per 100,000 people, far lower than the American homicide rate of about 5 per 100,000 people. Firearms are used in less than 15 percent of homicides in Australia, compared with 67 percent of homicides in America."
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/05/the-misuse-of-our-gun-crime-stats/
My comment on their video: It has been 17 years now since 1996 and the Australian government has still not confiscated this guy's hand guns. Nonetheless, the paranoia continues unabated.
--David