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Sat Dec 5, 2015, 07:27 PM Dec 2015

Former Australian Politician: Country Should Issue Travel Warning for US After Shootings.

'Australia's former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer thinks the U.S. could take a page or two out of Australia's playbook when it comes to gun control. During his time as deputy prime minister, Fischer pushed for the gun control legislation that has significantly reduced the country's firearm mortality rate over the last couple decades, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings that killed at least 14 and wounded 21, Fischer is taking issue with the U.S. State Department's Dec. 2014 travel alert to Americans traveling to Sydney, following what NBC News called a "lone-wolf" attack. Additionally, after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, the U.S. Passports & International Travel website issued an alert to all international travelers from the U.S. The alert did not single out any one country.

Fischer thinks it should be the other way around.' >>>

http://mic.com/articles/129707/top-australian-politician-says-country-should-issue-travel-warning-for-us-after-shootings?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.2TFziPOxD

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