These are some headlines and snippets from articles from the past few days, mostly from Sydney and Melbourne. This is just a snippet of what goes on.
Girl, 13, shot after bullets are shot into Sydney house.
Woman slain in Melbourne as her children slept.
One dead, one injured after double shooting in Sydney.
Three Melbourne businesses shot at overnight.
Homicide detectives charge a man with murder following a fatal shooting at Pendle Hill.
WA man charged with boys gun-cleaning death.
Man arrives at hospital with gunshot wound - Liverpool
Man charged with murder over fatal assault - Sydney CBD
Six firearms stolen during home invasion. This is becoming more common.
Police appeal following shooting and assault near Kempsey.
Shots fired - Riverwood.
Queensland police may start routinely carrying automatic rifles.
Inquiries continue after shots fired at Rouse Hill house.
Man shot - Winston Hills.
Man robbed and assaulted by three people with knives and a firearm.
Police assaulted by men - Sydney.
Man seriously assaulted - Sydney.
Man stabbed multiple times outside convenience store - Surry Hills.
Man attacked with a fence paling in random attack - Sydney.
74-year-old robbed in home invasion - Sydney's south-west.
7/11 armed robbery - Doonside.
Firearms seized in police raid - Belmont.
Teen assaulted with machete - Blacktown.
14-year-old girl robbed with a handgun.
Man assaults woman with a machete - Bar Beach.
33-year-old man beaten to death - Young.
Three charged over kidnap, assault - Urunga.
58-year-old charged over arson attack.
Melbourne's armed train station security are eight times more likely to be assaulted than police officers, study shows.
Man stabbed to death in Newcastle.
Biker charged for threatening woman with a firearm.
Man charged over home invasion - Bondi.
Man shot in the stomach - Sydney.
Houses shot at in Sydney's west.
Teenager charged after $154,000 crime spree.
Man shot in the ankle - Punchbowl.
Man charged after 15 firearms stolen during home invasion.
Man charged after a fatal shooting at Lavington.
Homicide detectives charge two men over fatal shooting earlier this year.
Man arrested following fatal shooting near Albury.
Triple stabbing - Sydney.
Police officers receiving death threats sparks new fears of bikie retaliation.
Man beaten during home invasion.
Taxi driver robbed and assaulted - Port Noarlunga.
Three armed robberies - Brisbane south district.
Armed robbery - Merinda Park train station.
Melbourne detectives are investigating a shooting at North Fitzroy.
A few key ones from last month.
Melbourne murders up 16%.
Melbourne teenager shot in the head walking to school. Luckily he survived.
Melbourne man charged with murder after woman shot dead.
Two Melbourne shootings are connected, police say.
Melbourne police officer 'feared for life' before shooting.
Melbourne police officer cleared after shooting dead a knife-wielding man. The one above is not connected. Two separate shootings.
Sydney fruit shop assistant shot dead during botched armed robbery.
Police officer shoots two armed robbers after being shot in the face.
Man sentenced to 16 years in jail for the murder of a Queensland detective during a shootout in 2011. He had over other convictions for violent offenses. Ridiculous.
Police shoot man dead after machete attack that leaves two others dead.
Melbourne house shot at three times in one day.
Man charged for his involvement in a shootout with police that left one officer dead has had his sentence doubled. - Sydney.
Sydney garage riddled with bullets.
A Melbourne factory and nearby cars were sprayed with more than 100 bullets in the city's north-east overnight. That was from September or so but I thought it was notable.
Sydney man charged over non-fatal park shooting.
Man charged over two non-fatal shootings.
Sydney man charged for shooting at rats.
Woman abducted at gunpoint/shot - NSW.
Missing Western Australian woman presumed murdered.
Melbourne dubbed 'stab city'.
Body found in river is suspicious, police say.
Man shot in the head in Melbourne's north.
Assaults continue to rise on Melbourne's public transport.
Man shot in the face in Melbourne's western suburbs survives.
Melbourne police hunt man over shooting.
18-year-old Perth man stabbed to death in street.
Public warned not to approach suspected shooter.
Police seek man over Budgewoi shooting.
Three houses shot at after Canberra gang feud.
Over 700 police in Melbourne raid Hells Angels properties.
The ones above date back to mid-October. Nearly all of them are stories from Melbourne and Sydney, and are only a snippet of what goes on. I have no idea about other states but I assume they are in the same situation.
A shop I frequent was also robbed twice yesterday. Yeah, things are just great....
Girl, 13, shot after bullets are shot into Sydney house.
Woman slain in Melbourne as her children slept.
One dead, one injured after double shooting in Sydney.
Three Melbourne businesses shot at overnight.
Homicide detectives charge a man with murder following a fatal shooting at Pendle Hill.
WA man charged with boys gun-cleaning death.
Man arrives at hospital with gunshot wound - Liverpool
Man charged with murder over fatal assault - Sydney CBD
Six firearms stolen during home invasion. This is becoming more common.
Police appeal following shooting and assault near Kempsey.
Shots fired - Riverwood.
Queensland police may start routinely carrying automatic rifles.
Inquiries continue after shots fired at Rouse Hill house.
Man shot - Winston Hills.
Man robbed and assaulted by three people with knives and a firearm.
Police assaulted by men - Sydney.
Man seriously assaulted - Sydney.
Man stabbed multiple times outside convenience store - Surry Hills.
Man attacked with a fence paling in random attack - Sydney.
74-year-old robbed in home invasion - Sydney's south-west.
7/11 armed robbery - Doonside.
Firearms seized in police raid - Belmont.
Teen assaulted with machete - Blacktown.
14-year-old girl robbed with a handgun.
Man assaults woman with a machete - Bar Beach.
33-year-old man beaten to death - Young.
Three charged over kidnap, assault - Urunga.
58-year-old charged over arson attack.
Melbourne's armed train station security are eight times more likely to be assaulted than police officers, study shows.
Man stabbed to death in Newcastle.
Biker charged for threatening woman with a firearm.
Man charged over home invasion - Bondi.
Man shot in the stomach - Sydney.
Houses shot at in Sydney's west.
Teenager charged after $154,000 crime spree.
Man shot in the ankle - Punchbowl.
Man charged after 15 firearms stolen during home invasion.
Man charged after a fatal shooting at Lavington.
Homicide detectives charge two men over fatal shooting earlier this year.
Man arrested following fatal shooting near Albury.
Triple stabbing - Sydney.
Police officers receiving death threats sparks new fears of bikie retaliation.
Man beaten during home invasion.
Taxi driver robbed and assaulted - Port Noarlunga.
Three armed robberies - Brisbane south district.
Armed robbery - Merinda Park train station.
Melbourne detectives are investigating a shooting at North Fitzroy.
A few key ones from last month.
Melbourne murders up 16%.
Melbourne teenager shot in the head walking to school. Luckily he survived.
Melbourne man charged with murder after woman shot dead.
Two Melbourne shootings are connected, police say.
Melbourne police officer 'feared for life' before shooting.
Melbourne police officer cleared after shooting dead a knife-wielding man. The one above is not connected. Two separate shootings.
Sydney fruit shop assistant shot dead during botched armed robbery.
Police officer shoots two armed robbers after being shot in the face.
Man sentenced to 16 years in jail for the murder of a Queensland detective during a shootout in 2011. He had over other convictions for violent offenses. Ridiculous.
Police shoot man dead after machete attack that leaves two others dead.
Melbourne house shot at three times in one day.
Man charged for his involvement in a shootout with police that left one officer dead has had his sentence doubled. - Sydney.
Sydney garage riddled with bullets.
A Melbourne factory and nearby cars were sprayed with more than 100 bullets in the city's north-east overnight. That was from September or so but I thought it was notable.
Sydney man charged over non-fatal park shooting.
Man charged over two non-fatal shootings.
Sydney man charged for shooting at rats.
Woman abducted at gunpoint/shot - NSW.
Missing Western Australian woman presumed murdered.
Melbourne dubbed 'stab city'.
Body found in river is suspicious, police say.
Man shot in the head in Melbourne's north.
Assaults continue to rise on Melbourne's public transport.
Man shot in the face in Melbourne's western suburbs survives.
Melbourne police hunt man over shooting.
18-year-old Perth man stabbed to death in street.
Public warned not to approach suspected shooter.
Police seek man over Budgewoi shooting.
Three houses shot at after Canberra gang feud.
Over 700 police in Melbourne raid Hells Angels properties.
The ones above date back to mid-October. Nearly all of them are stories from Melbourne and Sydney, and are only a snippet of what goes on. I have no idea about other states but I assume they are in the same situation.
A shop I frequent was also robbed twice yesterday. Yeah, things are just great....
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