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Chapter
The big melt: how one democracy changed after scrapping a third of its firearms
Publisher
Gun buyback schemes
Violence prevention
Armed violence
Gun control
Homicide
Suicide
Crime
Public health
Australia
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Description
Australia's massive experiment in gun control saw a million firearms, or one third of the nation's private arsenal destroyed, then a million new, but different guns imported. Sixteen years after firearm laws were tightened, gun homicide remains 50-60% lower, and the nation has not seen another mass shooting.
Publication Details
Source title:
Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
ISBN:
978-1-4214-1110-1
Copyright:
Johns Hopkins University Press, Philip Alpers
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
20 Nov 2016
