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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Not even close to being true.

They have a lot of farmland, and a lot of pests, so there's a huge number of people who have a legitimate need for a firearm. There's also a pretty strong recreational shooting community.

I don't know why people think you can't have guns in Australia, but it's just not true.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It's quite true that you can own a gun, and yes it's not all that hard, but there are not many little shits getting a hold of them. If any.

    Its not even remotely comparable to the US for example.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    The US is a whole different world though, they have some gun accidents that would be incomprehensible where I live.

    Our laws are that a firearm has to be in a locked safe when not in use, and the rules around transporting a firearm are pretty strict as well.

    People just have loaded guns in their bedside cabinet in the states.

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