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New Zealand gun crimes rise to highest in a decade despite strict gun bans
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Spamming links without discussion is poor form.
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"One of the most shocking aspects of the massacre that unfolded Friday at two mosques in Christchurch is that it happened in New Zealand — a country where low crime rates are a part of its identity and mass shootings are extremely rare..."
New Zealand Shootings Shocked Country With Low Crime Rates : NPR
New Zealand Shootings Shocked Country With Low Crime Rates : NPR
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Gun crime in NZ is a rare event:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/crime-at-a-glance-jan2020.pdf
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Then why was a ban needed?
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This thread is done.
No one wishes to discuss the intent nor the results of the ban at this point.
Rich2018 is free to spam it as that is his sole intent.
No one wishes to discuss the intent nor the results of the ban at this point.
Rich2018 is free to spam it as that is his sole intent.
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The spoike in NZ gun crime can be explained by the fact that they were at a low level...so even a modest rise in gun crime represented a significant change.