Meanwhile in Australia after the mass shooting some real action on the REAL problem: States and territories will collect weapons surrendered, while the Australian federal police will oversee their destruction. The buyback (costs split between fed and states) comes as state governments prepare to tighten gun laws, expected to see gun licences issued only to Australian citizens as well as better background checks, limits on the timeframe licenses can be issued for and limits on the number of weapons individuals can own (4). A long-awaited national firearms register is being accelerated.