▁Europe ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁sport ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Category : An n ual ▁sport ing ▁events ▁in ▁Den mark ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Den mark <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁National ▁Fire ar ms ▁Ag re ement ▁( N FA ), ▁also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁National ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Fire ar ms , ▁the ▁National ▁Fire ar ms ▁Ag re ement ▁and ▁Bu y back ▁Program , ▁or ▁the ▁Nation wide ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Fire ar ms , ▁was ▁an ▁agreement ▁concerning ▁fire arm ▁control ▁made ▁by ▁Austral as ian ▁Police ▁Minister s ' ▁Council ▁( AP MC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁mass acre ▁that ▁killed ▁ 3 5 ▁people . ▁The ▁laws ▁to ▁give ▁effect ▁to ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁were ▁passed ▁by ▁Australian ▁State ▁govern ments ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁The ▁N FA ▁placed ▁tight ▁control ▁on ▁semi - autom atic ▁and ▁fully ▁automatic ▁weapons , ▁although ▁permitted ▁their ▁use ▁by ▁lic ensed ▁individuals ▁who ▁required ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁purpose ▁other ▁than ▁' person al ▁protection '. ▁The ▁act ▁included ▁a ▁gun ▁buy - back ▁provision . ▁ ▁Neg ot iation ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁originally ▁coordin ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia ▁John ▁Howard . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁have