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Mouzos, Jenny. 2005 ‘Homicide in Australia: 2003-2004 National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report.’ Research and Public Policy Series (66), p. 12. Canberra: National Homicide Monitoring Program / NHMP, Australian Institute of Criminology. 5 October
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Australians are less likely to be killed by a firearm now than 15 years ago, although over half of all firearms homicides are committed with handguns …
Fewer than one in four (17%) victims were killed with a firearm in 2003-04 …
In 2002-03, a total of 53 victims were killed with a firearm in Australia. In the most current year, the same number of victims was killed with a firearm (17%).
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