pdf Chapman Alpers Jones JAMA Australia Gun Law Reforms and Gun Deaths
By Philip Alpers 5033 downloads
Australia 20 Years After Gun Reform
No mass shootings, declining firearm deaths
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) - Chapman, Alpers and Jones (2016)
In the 18 years before Australia banned semi-automatic long guns there were 13 mass shootings. In the 20 years following the ban no mass shootings occurred, and the decline in total firearm deaths accelerated.
Banning rapid-fire firearms was associated with reductions in mass shootings and total firearm deaths.