Vice President Kamala Harris praised the gun control measures implemented in Australia, where citizens do not possess a legal right to own firearms, and a significant gun confiscation occurred in the 1990s.
During a speech on Thursday, Harris claimed that Australia’s gun laws have proven that mass shootings do not have to be a frequent occurrence.
Kamala Harris just praised how Australia approaches guns and suggested it’s how we should approach them here. Australia carried out mass gun confiscation.
She just admitted what Democrats really want: To confiscate all of your guns.
We must NEVER let them do that! pic.twitter.com/COVlsCymxN
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 26, 2023
Her comments were made at a State Department luncheon alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, following a recent tragic shooting in Lewiston, Maine, where at least 18 people were killed and several others injured.
“In our country today, gun violence stands as the leading cause of death among American children,” Harris stated, emphasizing the terror and trauma it inflicts on U.S. communities. She pointed to Australia’s example, asserting that such a situation doesn’t have to persist.
Harris’s remarks were met with applause as she referenced the lack of a legal right to own firearms in Australia, which contrasts sharply with the position in the United States, where it is a right. The Australian laws necessitate individuals to substantiate a genuine reason for owning a firearm, disallowing self-protection as a valid cause.
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Australia’s stringent laws mandate licensing for firearm owners and individual registration for each firearm, distinguishing it from systems in New Zealand and Canada.
The stricter regulations were a response to the country’s 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which prohibited certain firearms, imposed registration, enforced stringent storage criteria, and tightly restricted non-military style semi-automatic rifles and shotguns purchases.
Additionally, Australia conducted a mandatory gun buyback program, collecting almost 700,000 privately-owned firearms.
The Australian government’s initiatives were supported by a widespread consensus in the country, and former Prime Minister John Howard highlighted in a New York Times op-ed that these reforms notably reduced gun-related homicides and suicides.
In parallel, a tragic event unfolded in Lewiston, Maine, where suspect Robert Card, equipped with firearms and a history of mental health issues, committed a shooting at a bowling alley and a nearby restaurant, causing multiple casualties.
