So, let's look at the 'correct' stat. Gun deaths per 100k decreased from 3.6 to 1.2 and were significantly related to the NFA in 96 https://twitter.com/TheEggbert95/status/917913348955455488 …
A decrease of 2.4 per 100k people equates to a drop in deaths of ~500 per year in Australia
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Let's look at what 'freedom' was lost. On the one hand, some minor freedoms regarding owning and operating a gun
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On the other, the freedom to NOT GET SHOT. I would argue that my freedoms of not being riddled with bullets trump your semi-auto ownership
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The ~actual~ argument is that reasonable gun regulation is fine if it saves 1000s of lives
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