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Port arthur shooting. to get rid of all the newly banned guns, the government sponsored a gun buyback program paying everyone to turn in their guns so they could be destroyed. over 600,000 guns were eliminated, an estimated one fifth of australias firearms. after the new measures were passed, some of howards right wing allies were voted out of office, but overall the reforms were popular. >> in a short period of time we brought about a change that has demonstrated to save lives. >> according to ...

“We want actionable strategies, because we want to make sure if there’s ways to get guns off the street, we want to do that,” said Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson.

A gun buyback event in Petaluma collected 150 firearms during a four-hour span. The buyback program held last Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds brought in

Looks like one police department did not expect this kind of turnout. It was supposed to last four days, but ended after just one.

We cannot let that happen in our country. what this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in canada. >> congressman james comer joins us now, congressman, good morning to you. you are the prime minister say that if this bill passes up north, people in canada will no longer be allowed to buy guns here they are being encouraged to give up the guns they have through a gun buyback program. we want to talk about this with you because this seems...

Starting a gun buyback program, banning the sale and transfer of large capacity magazines or creating new red flag laws and surrendering your firearms to a police if youre considered a danger. you know who is doing that after the latest texas in canada, and their death rate due to gun violence is a fraction of what it is here in the united states even though canadians have lots of guns, too, but when it comes to our guns, this country is anything but rational. the nra you tons a stranglehold on ...

Owners. >> my thoughts are very much with the families of all those who have tragically lost their lives, absolutely appalling incident. >> reporter: large-scale shootings have triggered new limits on gun ownership and access in numerous countries and advocates for gun control point to them as proof that mass shooting incidents can be dramatically reduced. >> a gunman kills more than two dozen people and injures several others. >> reporter: 35 people were killed during an australian shooting spr...

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 48 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office and the Poughkeepsie Police Department.

Leon County Commission joins opioid settlement, denies gun buyback program, and will continue working on Lake Hall budget

SYRACUSE – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 240 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, and the Syracuse Police Department.