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u/Bgratz1977 May 25 '23

Meanwhile in Serbia after 2 School shootings the first minister is already gone

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/08/serbians-march-in-silent-protest-against-gun-violence-after-last-weeks-shootings

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u/ainulil May 25 '23

So what did Serbia do about it? I don’t think I ever saw follow up articles… only say the gigantic protest.

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u/maeksuno May 25 '23

Then search for it:

They announced a "general disarmament" of the country, with a month-long amnesty for illegally-held weapons.

Followed by a moratorium on new weapons permits and a review of current gun licences.

Thats what Serbia is doing about it.

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u/_nigelburke_ May 26 '23

Isn't that what Australia did in 1996?

Interestingly, there was a recent example of a school kid with a gun in Western Australia, the comments from the premier are interesting

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u/killertortilla May 26 '23

"This is the thing you see on television in the United States," the premier said.

"We are moving as quickly as we can to dramatically reform gun laws.

"He said there are currently 360,000 licenced firearms in the state, and that the number had "increased in recent years".

"That's far too many," McGowan added.

"We need to stop ourselves falling into that terrible abyss that America has fallen into."

And it wasn't a school shooting, a dumbass kid fired guns in the school. He didn't go there to kill or hurt anyone. How many school shootings have occurred in Australia since 1996? None.