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Quoting wikipedia, Australia today has arguably some of the most restrictive firearms legislation in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia). It is illegal for anyone in Australia to own a gun unless it is registered and for a purpose.
Here is an interactive map of the gun crimes took place in Sydney this year: (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-gun-crime). Namely from Jan - Nov, there were 124 incidents of gun crimes in Sydney alone, leaving 51 people dead or injured.
When a stricter gun law was put into place/gun buyback took place many many years ago, I was in year 12. There was this debate. I was against gun control, because gun control would only stop normal people from possessing guns, it would not stop criminals from laying their hands on them - if someone wanted guns to rob a bank, (s)he would find a way to get some. Although I must admit gun control is a fairly effective way to stop mass shooting because most of the times, the shooters are not 'professional' criminals but those who seem 'normal' who then just snapped.
Here is an interactive map of the gun crimes took place in Sydney this year: (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-gun-crime). Namely from Jan - Nov, there were 124 incidents of gun crimes in Sydney alone, leaving 51 people dead or injured.
When a stricter gun law was put into place/gun buyback took place many many years ago, I was in year 12. There was this debate. I was against gun control, because gun control would only stop normal people from possessing guns, it would not stop criminals from laying their hands on them - if someone wanted guns to rob a bank, (s)he would find a way to get some. Although I must admit gun control is a fairly effective way to stop mass shooting because most of the times, the shooters are not 'professional' criminals but those who seem 'normal' who then just snapped.
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