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Australia had fewer than a dozen deaths attributed to hand guns last year.
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Curious where you got this statistic, as several sources I've looked at say around 300.
While still relatively low, 300 != "fewer than a dozen"
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300 is the total deaths with firearms. Some are suicides, some accidents. About 4% are with hand guns.
Try:
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/...42?OpenDocument