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Originally posted by CET
After going through that whole document, I didn't find a single reference to violent crimes and non-firearms related deaths. The only subject addressed was firearms related deaths. What about violent crime as a whole? I found it interesting that I was unable to find that simple subject matter on that website you provided, short of a report covering the hears 1977-1989. Why wouldn't they address such a simple and basic question, yet they'll address questions about violence against cab drivers?
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This discussion is about gun control and gun violence. That study was specifically about firearm related deaths. To the chagrin of gun activists it simply cannot be refuted that Australia has seen a drastic reduction in gun violence since 1996 when significant gun control was introduced.
Pre 1996 statistics are here:
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti70.pdf
I will look for statistics on non-firearm assaults and deaths.