Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

===Australia===
{{Main|Gun laws of Australia}}
Gun laws in Australia are under the jurisdiction of the state governments, with the importation of guns regulated by the [[Government of Australia|federal government]]. Gun laws were largely aligned in 1996 by the [[National Firearms Agreement]]. In two federally funded [[Gun buyback program|gun buybacks]] and voluntary surrenders and state governments' gun amnesties before and after the [[Port Arthur massacre (Australia)|Port Arthur Massacre]], more than a million firearms were collected and destroyed, possibly one third of the national stock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/16/opinion/australia-gun-laws/index.html|title=Gun control: Change is possible – and fast|first= Philip |last=Alpers|website=CNN|date=16 December 2012|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>

A person must have a [[Firearms license|firearm licence]] to possess or use a firearm. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) for holding a firearm licence and must not be a "prohibited person".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/firearms/licences/frequently_asked_questions#gr12|title=Frequently Asked Questions – Licences – NSW Police Public Site|website=www.police.nsw.gov.au|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> All firearms must be [[Gun registry|registered]] by serial number to the owner, who must also hold a firearms licence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ablis.business.gov.au/|title=ABLIS|last=corporateName=Department of Industry|first=Innovation and Science|date=2017-09-13|website=ablis.business.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>