The Importance Of Gun Laws In Australia
Gun laws are rules/laws set by governments to keep the public save from attacks involving guns and to reduce the level of risks of losing lives in communities. (Castro, 2016) In 1996 after the Port Arthur massacre Australia’s state and federal governments introduced gun laws that were progressively implemented in all 6 states and 2 territories between June 1996 and August 1998 (Simon Chapman, Alpers, & Michael Jones, 2017). The massacre costed the deaths of 35 innocent lives and left 23 for dead which was the main reason gun laws were reformed (Castro, 2016)s. Research shows that since late 1970s, gun deaths occurring in Australia have reduced enormously (Alpers, 2016). Commencing from 1979-1996 which was before gun laws were reformed, over
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A significant number of these, including a proposal for uniform gun laws in Australia, have not been executed. At the end of the day, Australians must consider the requirement for a purposeful, national way to deal with gun control, what that approach ought to involve and how it ought to be executed. The deadly operation of guns is a dramatic sign of wildness in the public’s eye. It is proven that the accessibility of weapons improves the probability of death in instances of ambush, self-incurred harm and mischance (Australia, …show more content…
Dr Michael Gannon says “You don’t find out who committed crimes by a gun registry”. Other stakeholders say otherwise such as “Deputy National’s leader Fiona Nash has defended existing systems for keeping track of guns in Australia amid calls for better monitoring of firearm owners (Tighter firearm laws, 2017)”. Since, gun possession rates in Australia have risen over the past few years many believe that Australian gun laws should be revisit or in other words reformed. Many Australian citizens have been extremely amazed that a “15 year old boy involved in the shooting death of a public servant in NSW last week, got access to a handgun. Many panel of experts have been looking at the laws surrounding firearm possession and who they benefit most - the ordinary Australian citizens or the criminal element (Switzer,
A significant number of these, including a proposal for uniform gun laws in Australia, have not been executed. At the end of the day, Australians must consider the requirement for a purposeful, national way to deal with gun control, what that approach ought to involve and how it ought to be executed. The deadly operation of guns is a dramatic sign of wildness in the public’s eye. It is proven that the accessibility of weapons improves the probability of death in instances of ambush, self-incurred harm and mischance (Australia, …show more content…
Dr Michael Gannon says “You don’t find out who committed crimes by a gun registry”. Other stakeholders say otherwise such as “Deputy National’s leader Fiona Nash has defended existing systems for keeping track of guns in Australia amid calls for better monitoring of firearm owners (Tighter firearm laws, 2017)”. Since, gun possession rates in Australia have risen over the past few years many believe that Australian gun laws should be revisit or in other words reformed. Many Australian citizens have been extremely amazed that a “15 year old boy involved in the shooting death of a public servant in NSW last week, got access to a handgun. Many panel of experts have been looking at the laws surrounding firearm possession and who they benefit most - the ordinary Australian citizens or the criminal element (Switzer,