Australian actress Rebel Wilson, star of “Pitch Perfect” and “Pitch Perfect 2,” has a message for America in the wake of the theater shooting in Lafayette, La. — be more like Australia!
I don't like getting political but America you really have to follow Australia's example re gun laws.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
I don't remember a mass shooting in Australia since they overhauled the gun laws. It seems like every week in America there's a shooting.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
I just want people to be safe, especially people that are doing one of my favorite things in the WORLD – going out to the movies 2 have fun.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
Oh really? 2 killed, 4 wounded and 18 hostages don’t count?
Breaking: Report of shotgun wielding man with ISIS flag holding hostages in Sydney, Australia [photos] http://t.co/YWaRcqTWpa
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 14, 2014
And here’s Steven Crowder with a little more cold water on why Australia’s ban is not all it’s cracked up to be:
Don't buy the hype => Obama Praises Australia's Gun Ban. The Actual Results… http://t.co/R1l1koT1cz pic.twitter.com/9ZglOHO2C2
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) July 25, 2015
An excerpt:
It’s pretty obvious, by the currently measurable barometers that we have available, that Australia’s disarmament was a disaster. Maybe they didn’t have any more “mass-shootings”. Great. But what about the rest of the crime?
Well, there’s argument about whether the gun related homicides and other various crimes have actually increased or not. Some places have the homicide rate increasing at 3.2% along with armed robbery at 44%, while some other stats have them remaining about the same. At the very least, we do know that the policies have not significantly decreased crime. That’s not even being debated. Which…considering that the Australian government spent a considerable amount of money on the laws, seems at the very least, disappointing.
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