Come on people, this film was a fundraising infomercial made by the NRA in the year 2000 and is primarily unadulterated bull####. The current stats actually work AGAINST the film's hypothesis, so dont be content to believe propaganda and tinfoil hat nonsense. Arm yourselves with the facts, and use them as a weapon to keep responsible gun ownership legal and free from unreasonable restriction.
The scientific evidence suggests that gun control does not effect violent crime, one way or the other. It does suggest however, that nations afflicted with violent crime tend to restrict gun ownership. In other words, If violent crime in Austrailia did rise after the buy back of 1996-1997, the crime rates would have gone up regardless of a gun ban. The ban itself was likely had a neutral crime effect, serving only to frustrate and punish previously legal gun owners. The crime rate itself, was due to other unaddressed socioeconomic conditions, while the public and government chose to waste time and money on an ineffectual gun ban without addressing the real root of the problem.
Bottom line - GUN BANS DONT WORK.
Knowledge is power, and can win this battle. Relying on propaganda, unqualified assertions, and emotionally based opinions makes us no better than the antis.
Here is a well researched and sourced article for those interested:
http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/...useronline.pdf
the Australian experience - stats show no clear effect effect of any kind on violent crime following gun ban. Violent crime is lower now than it was before 1996.
http://moveleft.org/dog_ban/br_j_criminology_2006_.pdf
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...400366681.html
http://www.aic.gov.au/dataTools/fact...olentRate.html
Some backstory behind the film itself:
http://www.salon.com/2000/04/03/nra_3/