Most of the 500 or so gun related deaths in Australia a year are due to careless or drunken shooters mishandling "licensed" firearms. ... A nation wide buyback needs to be developed, access to handguns need to be harder, the number of guns owned by a individual needs to drastically reduced, applicants for hand guns need to undergo psychological tests and other strategies need to be developed as well as heavier penalties for illegal gun importers. ...

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