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dublinben · 4433 days ago · link · · parent · post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com
I think it's difficult to use the experience of any other country as 'evidence' for anything in this debate. The gun culture of this country and the number of guns per capita make it utterly unlike any other country in the world. I don't say that lightly, and think it's a cop out regarding many topics, but this situation really is uniquely American. Even the effects of the strict Australian gun legislation are disputed and unclear. The experience of any single country cannot be cherry picked to demonstrate a point. Gun control advocates can point to Australia. Their opponents can just as easily point to Switzerland.