Australia has very little gun crime, but America is awash with  gun crime, is there a link with murder and religion? Or did the real convicts go west?

 

 

Except an army of course.

Would "No, that's a stupid idea" offend you? Because that's basically my answer.

Australia has banned all guns, and while I am unaware of their crime statistics (and I am nearly positive what you said is a gross oversimplification), I imagine it is more difficult to acquire a gun illegally there since it is a fairly remote location. But less gun crimes does not necessarily mean less crimes overall or even less murders.

Besides they sent more than religious "radicals" over. They DID send criminals here... (Georgia). They also sent excess people.

 

 

Lighten up people it is a lighthearted look at descendants. The picts got shagged out of Caledonia and replaced by some Irish numbnuts (Scots).

 

Why is it when you're entitled to an opinion some fud calls you a troll?.....never understood that.

 

the idea that "criminals" were sent to Australia is a myth - most of these "criminals"  as you call them were English people under persecution and starvation from the ruling classes - people were forced to "steal" a loaf of bread or an apple rather than face death from starvation and be deported - a crime? Australia was a convenient dumping ground for the homeless, talk of revolution was rife,  and although England was the richest most powerful country in the world people were starving and living on the streets.

People from Scotland and Ireland were forced to move to Australia and America after they were forced from their lands by the Highland "clearances" and potato famine - to call them criminals is indeed insulting.

 

Many religious groups faced  persecution and were forced to seek a new life in America, most notably  the "Mayflower" emigrants, they originally settled in peace with the indigenous population who helped them survive the early years.

 

Every country has its gun crime, even England is rife with this at the moment, though not on the same scale - despite our strict gun laws kids are getting and using them on the streets.

 

Tightening America's gun laws may drive the gun dealers underground, it's a catch-22 situation, but in a free society any nutcase can get a gun and cause devastation, you can't blame religion as a cause for that, people would complain about their freedom rights if our countries  became a Police state.

 

history lesson over

 

 

Come on!

 

Its witty!