As police hunt a suspected gunman through rugged terrain in the Victoria's High Country, there are more than 4 million registered weapons across the country.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard wore a bullet proof vest under his suit when he addressed an angry crowd of gun owners in 1996, telling them he was going to ban ...

At least 50,000 guns were turned in across Australia over the past three months as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal firearms which began in July. At least 50,000 guns were turned in across ...

The alleged shooting murders of two cops by heavily armed “sovereign citizen” Dezi Freeman has sparked fresh debate about gun laws. This is who has the most guns and what’s going on. Dezi Freeman, 56, ...

Vice President Kamala Harris embraced one of the most brazen gun control policies enacted in the Western world on Thursday. The veep defended the national gun confiscation conducted by the Australian ...

Australia experienced its deadliest mass shooting in 1996 after Martin Bryant killed 35 people in and around the Port Arthur tourist site. Twelve days later - before all the victims had been laid to ...

I was sitting outside my office at Florida State when the shooting began. I heard a loud crash that could have been gunfire, but I quickly dismissed the idea. I knew that gun violence is common in the ...