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Article
Australia’s gun numbers climb: men who own several buy more than ever before
Publisher
Firearms
Gun control
Violence prevention
Homicide
Suicide
Crime prevention
Law
Law enforcement
Armed violence
Australia
Description
The proud claim that Australia may have “solved the gun problem” might only be a temporary illusion. In recent years, arms dealers have imported more guns than ever before. And last year we crossed a symbolic threshold: for the first time in 20 years, Australia’s national arsenal of private guns is larger than it was before the Port Arthur massacre.
This increase must be seen in context. Australia’s population grew by five million in the same period, so per-capita firearm ownership remains 23% lower than it was before Port Arthur.
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Publication Details
Copyright:
The Conversation Media Group 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
15 Nov 2016
