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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Australian police renew calls for national firearms database following mass shootings in the US

Firearms on display
Firearms surrendered during the national firearms amnesty. Australia’s gun control laws, implemented following the Port Arthur massacre, are widely celebrated. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Federal police have renewed their plea for a proper national firearms database in the wake of the Texas school shootings, a reform that successive Australian governments have struggled to implement since it was first recommended 30 years ago.

Australia’s gun control laws, introduced by the Howard government after the Port Arthur massacre, have been widely celebrated for their effectiveness at reducing gun deaths, massacres, and suicides using firearms.

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