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According to the University of Melbourne, in the Australian context, the high expenditure incurred to fund the 1996 gun buyback has not translated into any tangible reductions in terms of firearm deaths. So no, confiscation does not work. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/downloads/working_paper_series/wp2008n17.pdf
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