Liberal Forum

Vegasgiants » 21 Apr 2021, 5:02 pm » wrote: ↑

21 Apr 2021, 5:02 pm

Santaella-Tenorio told Beauchamp that these overhauls generally included:

Banning "weapons that are actually very powerful", for example, automatic weapons.
Implementing background checks.
"They all required permits and licenses for purchasing guns," Santaella-Tenorio told Vox.
For example, in South Africa in 2000, the Firearm Control Act contained all these measures, and saw a 13.6 percent reduction in firearm homicides every single year for the next five years.

A similar overhaul law was introduced in Australia in 1996 in the wake of a mass murder, and according to one study, overall firearm death rates decreased by 14 percent the following year. Tellingly, there also hasn't been another mass shooting in the country in the 20 years since.