Bondi Beach shooting death toll rises as police scour crime scene after terrorist attack
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Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** Mourners pay a floral tribute to Bondi Beach shooting victims at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Monday. Image credit: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Australia's strict gun laws left law-abiding citizens completely defenseless against armed terrorists at Bondi Beach. The government disarmed the population while criminals ignored the laws entirely, turning innocent people into sitting ducks with no means of protection. This massacre proves gun control only ensures that bad guys have all the firepower.
Australia experienced one mass shooting in 29 years, while the U.S. saw 23 major incidents killing at least 10 people each in that period. The Bondi tragedy demands more curbs on gun ownership, not less. The alternative is the U.S.'s constant drumbeat of needless deaths. Gun control works, and this incident proves the system needs refinement, not abandonment.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 3% chance the U.S. will sign a Treaty on the Prohibition of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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