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Originally Posted by Edward64
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I think the "murders and suicides plummeted" part is the give away.
Thing is, it's still possible to own a gun in Australia. All types of firearms are given a class, and each class is restricted to certain people based on location and profession.
There are of course illegal guns here as well and illegal shipments are uncovered from time to time, and a suspiciously high number of folks like security guards are targeted for their hand guns, which are one of the most difficult types of guns to get a general license for (outside of military-grade weapons). But the difficulty and time it takes to get hold of a gun through legal means really reduces the opportunistic/spur of the moment incidents which I think is the reason for the huge drop in gun crime even if 80% of guns weren't handed in.