Gun Control Australia

Our Strict Gun Laws Have Saved Thousands of Australian Lives

The two graphs below show how the rates of firearm homicide and firearm suicide have varied in Australia over the period 1915 to 2006. More recent figures (up to 2009) suggest that the rates remain near 0.1 per 100,000 of population for firearm homicide and 0.8 per 100,000 of population for firearm suicide. It is clear that the declines in death rates are associated with the list of stricter gun laws introduced, as shown on the right hand side of each graph. Several Australian gun clubs are d...

Howard on Guns

Thanks to ex PM John Howard for permission to reproduce this article from the SMH. In the past, two Prime Ministers have made major contributions to greatly assist public safety in this country; Bob Hawke, in the aftermath of the six gun massacres of 1987 and John Howard in 1996, in the aftermath of the mass gun murders at Hillcrest and Port Arthur. Australia is fortunate to have had such leaders who stood up to our ruthlessly selfish gun lobby. How tragic, then, that our present PM will not rep...

It’s Time for Good Australians to Condemn the SSAA

The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) has continually promoted gun law policies that would make Australian society similar to the private gun mayhem society called the USA. Gun Control Australia condemn’s these sickening policies and the groups that hold on to them such as the SSAA. No organisation in Australia is working harder to destroy our successful gun laws than the SSAA; thus it has become an enormous danger to the future of our society. We call on the Gillard govern...

New Spokespersons for GCA – Strengthened Policy

Samantha Lee and Roland Browne Now With Gun Control Australia From July 2012 the National Coalition for Gun Control has merged with Gun Control Australia. Samantha Lee, based in NSW and Roland Browne, based in Tasmania, will join Rhonda Collins and John Crook as spokespersons for GCA. We welcome the commitment towards responsible gun laws in Australian society of two people who have given many years of their lives to this cause. GCA takes this opportunity to present our policy on gun co...

The Port Arthur Gun Massacre and the Sporting Shooters Association

  During April 2012 the website of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) has a message from its National President, Bob Green. His message tells readers about the role of privately owned guns used as a pastime and recreation. April 28th 2012 is the 16th anniversary of the Port Arthur gun murder of 35 people, so Australians may well choose to recall the part played by the SSAA in trying to prevent the introduction of the very successful gun laws that came into operation...