Here's one example of what can be done, from Australia: Gun laws in Australia were tightened in 1996 and again in 2002. There's an informative overview on wiki

Here's one example of what can be done, from Australia: Gun laws in Australia were tightened in 1996 and again in 2002. There's an informative overview on wikipedia which might be worth a read [1]. It doesn't sound like there is much evidence for a significant drop in firearm related homicides due to the change in laws. However, a few studies argue that there has been a drop in firearm related suicides, although some also argue that the drop in firearm suicides began before the gun control legislation was put in place. The drop in firearm related suicides apparently wasn't just a transfer into other methods of suicide either, which is positive, regardless of what led to it. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia