Comments on: The case for gun control http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/ Australian Libertarian Society Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John Humphreys http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-58148 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:06:51 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-58148 charles — the relevant statistics are total murder, not firearm murder. And with regards to public policy, the relevant information is the change in the trend.

If you do a rain dance in the middle of a thunder storm, it is wrong to conclude that your rain dance caused the rain to continue falling. :)

The facts are clear. Tight gun laws do not lead to a safer society. But they do hurt a large minority of people and cost lots of money. They fail all rational benefit-cost analysis and are maintained simply out of bigotry.

]]> By: TerjeP (say tay-a) http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-58135 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:33:42 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-58135 From your article: “However, 93 per cent of all firearms used in murders were unlicensed and unregistered.”

Naughty murderers.

]]> By: charles http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-58117 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:20:49 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-58117 Oh and some bastard shot a hole in the window of my tractor, bloody farmers with their guns.

]]> By: charles http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-58116 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:17:33 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-58116 I’m sure your not going to let fact get in the way of a good opinion, but at least you should know them:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/firearm-murder-rate-drops/2008/12/25/1229998662010.htmls

]]> By: nicholas gray http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57576 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:24:04 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57576 According to one paper yesterday, we do have liberated gun laws in NSW. The Shooters party has more clout than we realised! Who else saw that item?

]]> By: Ben http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57450 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:58:48 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57450 It’s the strongest argument I’ve ever seen for Gun control. I do feel they might have stolen some of their arguments from the drug prohibition people.

]]> By: President of Handsome Young Killers Inc http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57419 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:21:34 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57419 Irony? Really? I thought it actually had a fair few good points myself. Occupational Health and Safety is very important.

]]> By: jc http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57418 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:10:53 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57418 Jesse:

It’s meant to be a message delivered with irony.

]]> By: Shem Bennett http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57413 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:02:21 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57413 Whoosh!

That’s the sound of something going right over your head….

]]> By: Jesse Mcgee http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2008/12/11/the-case-for-gun-control/#comment-57412 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:50:13 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1850#comment-57412 Oh, come on. Pull the other one. “…In the name of balance…”? This is just a video supporting your views, not giving your readers any idea of both sides of the story.

Please don’t try to mislead people.

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