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While 643,726 firearms were handed over in Australia in 1996, the guns turned in this time around are fewer-- and some aren't even guns at all.

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The Australian government has seen almost 26,000 guns turned in since July as part of a national firearms amnesty program.

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While the first nationwide firearms amnesty since 1996 is bringing in thousands of illegal or unregistered guns to police, a firearms museum trying to save what they can.

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Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced plans on Friday to allow those with illegal or unregistered guns to turn them in without compensation.

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With shootings a weekly occurrence in Melbourne and crime up, Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced plans to allow those with illegal guns to turn them in without compensation.

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Gun buyback programs gained steam in the US after Australia responded to its 1996 Port Arthur mass shooting with a large-scale compensated confiscation.

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Following major delegate hauls in California and New Jersey, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton received praise from gun control groups for “clinching” her party’s nod.

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In response to Australia being cited as a model of gun control by the president and others, the National Rifle Association paints the experiment on the island continent as a disaster.

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Following the violent siege of a coffee shop in Sydney this week that left three dead, some Australian lawmakers are calling the country's strict gun control scheme "useless."

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President Obama has repeatedly hailed Australia's 1996 gun ban as a model for gun control. However, critics from the land down under are opening up.

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Following recent shootings, President Obama expressed frustration as the White House stated he is prepared to act ‘Administratively, Unilaterally'

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