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Australia was once the gold standard for gun safety. Experts say it’s losing control (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] cuber_momentus@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

I very much agree, the number of guns per licence in and of itself is not a concern. That said, I still believe that it's a valuable statistic to track.

Legally owned/originally acquired guns are the ones that contribute to the grey-market, obviously, and acknowledging that the supply for that market is likely to grow is important to bare in mind.

I absolutely agree with the last statement as well, greater restrictions around semi-automatic and faster firing weapons has had the greatest impact on safety, regardless of the increase in guns per person.