Swalwell Suggests Gun Confiscation, Threatens Gun Owners with Nukes

By Greg Camp

Fayetteville, AR –

I’d prefer that he would say “real” instead of “legit,” but he hasn’t hired me as his editor, so I’ll let that pass. I am an American gun owner in possession of several guns that I suspect he wishes to take away from me, so I will take pains to object to his demands.

Swalwell claims that Australia took the right approach to deal with gun violence. Here is disconnects himself from the facts. The homicide rate in Australia began a decline in the late 80s, spiked briefly following the 1997 imposition of new gun controls, and returned to the previous downward trend. If we insist on finding an effect of the gun legislation, a temporary increase in the number of people killed is the one that the data suggest. The black market in firearms in that country is going strong, and the suicide rate rose slightly over the pre-1997 numbers, climbing to the highest level in recent decades.

What, then, can he mean by saying that Australia got it right? I am forced …Read the Rest

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