This is a fairly succinct article providing data based on a linked peer-reviewed study concluding that Australia's "voluntary confiscation" gun control law had no measurable effect on homicide or suicide rates. Since the "Australian model" of "gun control" is often touted by Democrats (e.g. Hillary Clinton, et al.) it would be good to have some answers to their bullshit lies claims whenever they are presented as justifications for their latest proposed infringements. Not that it will do any good regarding the proponents of such lies themselves, as they are beyond being reached by facts and reason, but for the possible benefit of any other participants in the discussion who might be open to reason.

https://paratus.info/2018/10/09/gun-control-australia/

Australia and the NFA - the Truth About Gun Control Down Under

Australia has for a long time been touted as a shining example of successful gun control. It is a veritable crown jewel for those who approve of civilian disarmament. Almost any discussion about gun control has somebody suggesting the emulation of Australian policy. The reality about gun control Down Under, and the effectiveness of the National Firearms Agreement (NFA), is considerably less clear cut.

Study finds NFA to have had no effect

A recent peer reviewed study by Gilmour et al, published in the American Journal of Public Health, investigated the effect of the NFA on suicide and homicide mortality by sampling data from 1975 to 2015. A long-standing declining trend in firearm-related mortality was present in Australia for decades before the NFA became law, and many previous studies failed to take account of it. The researchers concluded that “the NFA had no statistically observable additional impact on suicide or assault mortality attributable to firearms in Australia.”

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American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) November 2018
The Effect of the Australian National Firearms Agreement on Suicide and Homicide Mortality, 1978–2015
Stuart Gilmour PhD, Kittima Wattanakamolkul MSc, and Maaya Kita Sugai MSc

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304640