Australia’s 1996 crackdown on guns has become an inspiration for Americans demanding action. ... Australia's mandatory gun buyback inspires U.S. activists, but few lawmakers.

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Australia’s gun buyback in action. William West/AFP via Getty Images. In 2011, Harvard’s David Hemenway and Mary Vriniotis reviewed the research on Australia’s suicide and homicide rate ...

President Obama proposes America adopt Australia's failed gun-control model. ... Sitting atop some results of the Australia gun-buyback program, September 8, 1996 (William West/AFP/Getty) ...

In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth (and nearly halved the number of gun-owning households).

An effective buyback would have to be a national event, paired with federal gun safety legislation, similar to what Australia did in 1996, said Bradley Bartos, an assistant professor of government ...