“Says after Australia passed a "new law" that forced gun owners to give up over 640,000 firearms, the country saw a dramatic increase in homicides, assaults and robberies.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Sep 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 September 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 January 2020, 114 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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