National Firearms Agreement ( NFA ) , also sometimes called the National Agreement on Firearms , the National Firearms Agreement and Buyback Program , or the Nationwide Agreement on Firearms , was an agreement concerning firearm control made by Australasian Police Ministers ' Council ( APMC ) in 1996 , in response to the Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people . The laws to give effect to the Agreement were passed by Australian State governments only 12 days after the Port Arthur massacre
Port Arthur massacre
Port Arthur massacre (Australia)
National Firearms Agreement