In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth. Using … firearm homicide and suicide rates. We find that the buyback led to a drop in the firearm suicide rates of almost 80 per cent … state-level buyback rate. -- Firearms ownership ; homicide ; suicide ; panel data …

In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth. Using … firearm homicide and suicide rates. We find that the buyback led to a drop in the firearm suicide rates of almost 80 per cent …

impact on the rate of gun suicide or accidental death by shooting. We revisit their analysis, and find that their results are … substitution and for underlying trends in suicide or homicide rates are misleading. The high variability in the data and the …