Open AccessAssociation Between Gun Law Reforms and Intentional Firearm Deaths in Australia, 1979-2013
Author(s) -
Simon Chapman,
Philip Alpers,
Michael Jones
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.8752
Subject(s) - medicine , poison control , injury prevention , homicide , demography , population , gun control , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , law , medical emergency , environmental health , political science , pathology , sociology
Rapid-fire weapons are often used by perpetrators in mass shooting incidents. In 1996 Australia introduced major gun law reforms that included a ban on semiautomatic rifles and pump-action shotguns and rifles and also initiated a program for buyback of firearms.
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