Dear Sir,
It has now been 12 months since gun
owners in Australia were forced to surrender 640,381 firearms
to be destroyed, a program costing the government more than
$500 million dollars. And now the results are in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent; Australia-wide,
assaults are up 8.6 percent; Australia-wide, armed robberies
are up 44 percent (yes 44 percent). Figures over the
previous 25 years show a steady decrease in armed robbery with
firearms (changed drastically in the past 12 months).
There has been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults
of the elderly.
Australian politicians are on the spot and at a loss to
explain how no improvement in "safety" has been
observed after such monumental effort and expense was
successfully expended in "ridding society of guns".
Bet you won't see this data on the evening news or hear your
governor or members of the state Assembly disseminating this
information. It's time to state it plainly: Guns in the
hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws only affect the law-abiding citizens.
Take note Americans before it's too late! Enough is
enough! It is time to stop anti-gun actions, such as
imposed by our Attorney General Tom Riley. Call your Representatives
and Congressmen now, before we have to suffer like
Australia!
William T. Godden
N. Andover, MA
Reprinted with the permission
of the author.
Contact your local
representatives .
Let them know that you oppose new and existing gun legislation.
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