The Australian firearms buyback and its effect on gun deaths

Wang Sheng Lee; Sandy Suardi

doi:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00165.x

The Australian firearms buyback and its effect on gun deaths

Wang Sheng Lee
, Sandy Suardi

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Abstract

The 1996-1997 National Firearms Agreement (NFA) in Australia introduced strict gun laws, primarily as a reaction to the mass shooting in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, where 35 people were killed. Despite the fact that several researchers using the same data have examined the impact of the NFA on firearm deaths, a consensus does not appear to have been reached. In this paper, we reanalyze the same data on firearm deaths used in previous research, using tests for unknown structural breaks as a means to identifying impacts of the NFA. The results of these tests suggest that the NFA did not have any large effects on reducing firearm homicide or suicide rates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-79
Number of pages	15
Journal	Contemporary Economic Policy
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00165.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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