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Violent gun crime rates rose in Australia after the 1996 gun control laws
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REFUTED
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Fact-checkers and academic studies have repeatedly found that violent crime and firearm death rates did not rise in Australia following the 1996 gun control laws; instead, firearm deaths and mass shootings decreased.

Evidence against · 4
PolitiFact: Viral post is wrong about Australia's gun laws, violent crime statistics ...
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Fact-checker ruling: False
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snopes.com: Australian Gun Stats | Snopes.com
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Fact-checker ruling: reviewed
injuryprevention.bmj.com: Australia’s 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings | Injury Prevention
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Study indicates faster falls in firearm deaths and suicides following the 1996 reforms, not rising crime rates.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Australia's 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths ... - PMC
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Research shows Australia's 1996 gun law reforms were associated with faster falls in firearm deaths, not increases.
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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → REFUTED · 001 Aug 2026
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