Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Buchanan, Kelly. 2013 ‘Statistical Information and Analysis - Firearm Numbers.’ Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Australia. Washington, DC: Law Library of Congress (USA). 1 February
Relevant contents
Firearm Numbers
- In June 2012, the ACC report on illicit firearms noted that there are more than 2.75 million registered firearms in Australia held by more than 730,000 individual license holders(63) (the current population of Australia is approximately 22.8 million(64).
[ACC = Australian Crime Commission]
Sources:
61) Press Release, Jason Clare MP, Final Report of the National Investigation into the Illegal Firearms Market (June 29, 2012), http://www.jasonclare.com.au/media/portfolio-releases/home-affairs-and-justice-releases/ 949-final-report-of-the-national-investigation-into-the-illegal-firearms-market.html.
63) Press Release, Jason Clare MP, supra note 61.
64) Population Clock, Australian Bureau of Statistics, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/ 0/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?opendocument (last visited Dec. 21, 2012).
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