Gun laws..

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    Australia:

    Before someone can buy a firearm, he or she must obtain a Permit To Acquire. For each firearm a "Genuine Reason" must be given, relating to pest control, hunting, target shooting, or collecting. Self-defence is not accepted as a reason for issuing a licence.

    Australia also has tight restrictions on air pistols, airsoft guns, and replica firearms. Suppressors (or 'silencers') are extremely restricted and generally not available to most shooters.

    According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics [6], from 1985-2000, 78% of firearm deaths in Australia were suicides, and firearm suicides have fallen from about 22% of all suicides in 1992

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    • has suicide and overall crime dropped though?ipissexcellence
    • Pest control sounds like a good reason said the sociopath.Ruffian
    • Australia is worse then the US in terms of Government gone Big Money.yurimon
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