Bruce in West Oz
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Australian Broadcasting Commission News Online this afternoon.
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Australia's murder rate fell 12 per cent last year but the rates of assault, sexual assault and armed robbery have all increased.
According to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Northern
Territory has the nation's highest murder rate, at eight people per 100,000,
compared to the national average of 1.5 people per 100,000.
The rate of armed robbery increased nationally by 20 per cent, with a rise
in all States and Territories.
Assistant Australian Federal Police Commissioner Bill Stoll says while the
use of firearms in robberies has declined, knives and other weapons are in
common use.
"It's always been historically the case that the weapon of choice is a knife
or a cutting instrument," he said.
"We've had some recently where the offenders have used saws, so it has always really been a weapon of choice."
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Pardon me? If "cutting instruments" have always been the wepaon of choice, why in God's name did we have several hundred thousand of our firearms forcibly taken from us and crushed?
Why have shooters been vilified in the media as "potential murderers"?
Why are we (shooters) abused and our cars spat at in public?
Why are the shooting sports totally hamstrung by draconian laws and mind-numbing regulations?
Can we now say, very loudly: WE TOLD YOU SO!!!
Someone has been conned!!
B
ITEM
Australia's murder rate fell 12 per cent last year but the rates of assault, sexual assault and armed robbery have all increased.
According to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Northern
Territory has the nation's highest murder rate, at eight people per 100,000,
compared to the national average of 1.5 people per 100,000.
The rate of armed robbery increased nationally by 20 per cent, with a rise
in all States and Territories.
Assistant Australian Federal Police Commissioner Bill Stoll says while the
use of firearms in robberies has declined, knives and other weapons are in
common use.
"It's always been historically the case that the weapon of choice is a knife
or a cutting instrument," he said.
"We've had some recently where the offenders have used saws, so it has always really been a weapon of choice."
END
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Pardon me? If "cutting instruments" have always been the wepaon of choice, why in God's name did we have several hundred thousand of our firearms forcibly taken from us and crushed?
Why have shooters been vilified in the media as "potential murderers"?
Why are we (shooters) abused and our cars spat at in public?
Why are the shooting sports totally hamstrung by draconian laws and mind-numbing regulations?
Can we now say, very loudly: WE TOLD YOU SO!!!
Someone has been conned!!
B