Re: [NTLK] OT - Off Topic - Re: Safety

From: aaron tester (desktop_at_lavalink.com.au)
Date: Sun Apr 21 2002 - 05:40:36 EDT


you shouldn't confuse correlation with causality.

>But if you want to know how gun control has affected you, you might want to
>know the following: according to Australian crime statistics, since you
>banned most privately owned guns:
>
>Homicides are up 3.2 %
>Assaults are up 8.6%
>Armed Robberies are up 45%

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