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Australian Gun Lobby Study 'Smoke and Mirrors,' Borders on Dishonesty
23 October 2006
Australian Associated Press
Australia's guns buyback has not reduced rates of gun murder or suicide, a new study says.
The paper, published in the British Journal of Criminology and written by pro-gun lobbyists Jeanine Baker and Samara McPhedran, found the buyback of 640,000 guns at a cost of some $500 million failed to make Australia safer.
That contrasts with the views of other studies and Prime Minister John Howard, who say the guns buyback has made Australia safer.
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