In Alan S
wrote:

After the Port Arthur massacre our government declared
certain weapons illegal and provided funds to buy back the
private weapons from the public....

I couldn't see it working in the USA; apart from the
political differences, the cost would be astronomical.

Did it actually "work" in Australia?

Did Australian criminals dutifully line up and turn in their guns?

Or were guns only confiscated from the law-abiding?

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN