Up to one million illegal and unregistered firearms could still be hidden in Victorian homes despite the guns buy back scheme and a new amnesty. Murders by firearms have actually increased since the buyback scheme which removed 225,000 registered and unregistered firearms from circulation. There were 18 shooting murders in 1996-97, after the buyback scheme had been introduced compared with only six in 1995-1996 before the scheme started. Anti-gun and pro-gun... (GunPolicy.org)