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.

Australia. Australia's Gun 'Buyback' Created a Violent Firearms Black Market. Why Should the U.S. Do the Same? With years of increasing domestic peace behind us, Americans should avoid policies ...

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 ...

The rise of 3D-printed guns being found on Queensland criminals has drummed up debate for readers, from the possibility of a ...

Sitting atop some results of the Australia gun-buyback program, September 8, 1996 (William West/AFP/Getty) Share 324 Comments Listen. By Mark Antonio Wright. About Mark Antonio Wright; ...

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).

The buyback led to the destruction of 650,000 guns, the Sunshine Coast Dailyreported.. In August, following the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., former Australian Prime Minister John ...