More on Australia's gun control failure....what are anti gunners going to do now?

[2aguy]

Yes...gun control in Australia is a big failure.......we told you it would be and you anti gunners hate guns so much you didn't care....

Fail: Gun-Controlled Australia Admits Criminals Still Armed, Launches New Amnesty - Breitbart

Moreover, The Age reported:

• Known criminals were caught with firearms 755 times [in 2015], compared to 143 times in 2011
• The epicentre of the problem is a triangle between Coolaroo, Campbellfield and Glenroy in the north-west, with Cranbourne, Narre Warren and Dandenong in the south-east close behind
• Criminals are u sing gunshot wounds to the arms and legs as warnings to pay debts
• Assault rifles and handguns are being smuggled into Australia via shipments of electronics and metal parts

Now the government of Australia is admitting that hundreds of thousands of “illegal guns”–i.e., “illicit firearms”–are in the hands of criminals some 20 years after Australia’s gun ban was implemented. And Reuters reports an amnesty will be put in place in 2017 where those in possession of said weapons can turn them in with no questions asked.

Justice Minister Michael Keenan summarized:

The amnesty will provide an opportunity for those individuals who, for whatever reason are in possession of an unregistered firearm, to hand it in without fear of being prosecuted. While Australia has some of the strongest firearm controls in the world, illicit firearms remain the weapon of choice for criminals.

It is interesting to note that Hillary Clinton praised Australia’s original gun confiscation scheme during an October 16, 2015, town hall, describing it as “worth looking at” for policy in the U.S. Yet the example of Melbourne–and now the whole of Australia–proves anew that banning guns disarms law-abiding citizens while criminals remain armed.