the 20 years since a mass shooting in Australia led to a ban on rapid fire long guns, the country has had no mass shootings and has seen an accelerated decline in total firearm deaths, Australian researchers report in a study.1 In the 18 years before the ban was enacted Australia had ...
If we tally mass shootings that have killed four or more people, in the United States there have been well over 100 since the Port Arthur tragedy. But in Australia, there has been just one in the 26 years since their gun laws were passed. Plus, gun homicides have decreased by...
While mass shootings continue to happen on an a too-frequent basis in the United States, the loss of 35 innocent lives at Port Arthur was enough to convince the prime minister and Parliament to drastically alter gun legislation and even issue a gun buyback across the nation. The new gun ...
When asked to respond to critics who say changes in gun deaths can't be linked to gun legislation, Howard replied, "Well, I can say that because all the surveys indicate it. I mean, if you had 13 mass shootings before Port Arthur and you had none since, isn't that evidence? And yo...
Discussion In the 20 years (May 1996-May 2016) since the gun law reforms and buyback programs, no mass shootings (ie, ≥5 victims) have occurred in Australia. In addition, there was a more rapid decline in total firearm deaths after gun law reforms (1997-2013) compared with before gun...
Mass shootings and other gun-related crimes represent a major threat to peace, security and well-being around the world. This chapter uses a comparative case study analysis of firearms regulations and associated long-term trend data in Australia and the United States to demonstrate the potential ...
IntroductionIn February 2018, we were invited by the executive editor of Contemporary Readings in...Simon ChapmanPhilip AlpersAddleton Academic PublishersContemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice
In 1996, after a horrific mass shooting in Port Arthur,Australia, during which a man used two...Perry, Susan
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While mass shootings continue to happen on an a too-frequent basis in the United States, the loss of 35 innocent lives at Port Arthur was enough to convince the prime minister and Parliament to drastically alter gun legislation and even issue a gun buyback across the nation. The new gun ...