is curious how the narrative of Australia as an exemplar's gotten entrenched over the years. Think it's maybe just fond repetition.
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It's the way we used to have mass shootings every six months and then banned assault weapons and have not had one since.
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Replying to @ms_nonchalance @GidMK and
6 through the 90s up until Port Arthur. but Australia was nothing like the US prior, regulation and availability already much tighter.
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Incorrect. Much like the US, Aus had different legislation by state. Tasmania for example had very lax rules on gun ownership
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Replying to @GidMK @trickyidnego and
keep telling your twee little story then.
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I mean, you just made factually incorrect statements. For example, you could purchase semi and full auto guns by post in the early 90spic.twitter.com/JVmhiF6kRl
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Replying to @GidMK @trickyidnego and
didn't all suddenly change in 1996, tightening was gradual & never seen a civilian carrying a gun on Australian streets, before or after 96
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Partly true. The NFA was signed in 96, then implemented by states progressively. And so what?
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Replying to @GidMK @trickyidnego and
as you yourself posted the customs restrictions preceded the buyback by five years.
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True, but the NFA tightened many things, not just the importation. And the buyback eliminated many of the guns in circulation
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I mean, the fact that change wasn't immediate doesn't mean that the NFA wasn't comprehensive and quite revolutionary at the time
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