Massive Firearm Buybacks in Australia and Four Other Countries: International Experience and Research

A comparative study of large-scale national gun buybacks, amnesties, and weapon destruction programmes in five countries implementing the three pillars of firearm injury prevention. Compares gun owner licensing, firearm registration and the right to possess small arms across 198 nations and territories. Commissioned by the Government of Canada Joint Federal/Provincial Commission into the April 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Casualty.
Authors: Joel Negin, Philip Alpers and Rebecca Peters.