Brain357
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What was it, one?
Just the sparse population could explain that.
It's an island, no porus border, no nearby land masses providing ease of smuggling.
UK, has more in common with the USA, density, open borders etc
10 times the number of mass shootings since gun control was enacted.
What is most likely here when you fanatics get your ban?
They had several that is why they enacted gun control.
Uk isn't an island?
They had a single, really bad, year. That is a statistical anomaly, not a trend.
By the way, assaults have increased by 40% and rapes have increased by 20% since the gun ban.
Just one bad year huh? Well clearly it was worse than others, but it's a pretty good list of shootings for a small country:
1980's forward
Joseph Schwab - 1987, Schwab shot dead 5 people in and around the Kimberley region in Western Australia before being shot dead by police.
Hoddle Street massacre - Armed with two rifles and a shotgun, Julian Knight shot 7 people dead and wounded another 19 in 1987 before surrendering to authorities.
Queen Street massacre - Armed with a sawn-off rifle, Frank Vitkovic roamed the Australia Post building killing 8 and wounding 5, also in 1987. When the weapon was finally wrestled from him, he committed suicide by jumping out of a nearby window.
Surry Hills massacre - Paul Anthony Evers killed 5 people with a 12-gauge shotgun at a public housing precinct in Surry Hills in 1990 before surrendering to police.
Strathfield massacre - In 1991 Wade Frankum killed 7 people and wounded 6 others with a large knife and an SKS before turning the gun on himself when he realised he could not escape.
Central Coast Massacre - Malcolm Baker killed 6 people and injured another with a shotgun in 1992 before being arrested by police.
Port Arthur massacre - In 1996, armed with two semi-automatic rifles, Martin Bryant killed 35 people around Port Arthur and wounded 21 before being caught by police the next day following an overnight siege.
Here is one I see after the laws:
Monash University shooting - In October 2002, Huan Yun Xiang, a student, shot his classmates and teacher, killing two and injuring five.
Not enough killing for you pro-gun guys to call it mass, but I would.