Liberals like to point to countries like Australia to âproveâ that sweeping gun reform will prevent future mass shootings.
On todayâs show, Glenn and Stu talked about why Australia didnât affect its homicide rate with a mandatory buyback program. (You can learn more about Australiaâs mandatory gun buyback program and why it wonât work in the U.S. with Stuâs analysis here.)
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Glenn and Stu also took a look at a now-expired federal ban in the U.S. that also didnât help prevent crime.
In 1994, the U.S. implemented a ban on âassault weapons,â which were defined as certain semi-automatic firearms. The ban, which expired in 2004, had no discernible effect on the homicide rate.
âThe Department of Justice found that there was no change in murder rates; it didnât affect it at all,â Stu pointed out on todayâs show.
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