Gun Prohibitionists Admit Tough Laws Did Not Affect Murder Rates The International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting (WiSH) has welcomed new research showing that Australia’s 1996 gun laws did not have an impact on the pre-existing downwards trend in firearm homicides. WiSH Chairwoman Samara McPhedran said “This study adds to the ever-increasing body of evidence that the tough laws, bans, and buybacks did not affect the ongoing decline in rates of murder using a firearm.” The results support peer-reviewed research co-authored by Ms McPhedran and published earlier this year by the prestigious British Journal of Criminology. “Like our...