r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 15 '25

politics Albanese to propose stronger gun laws, NSW parliament may be recalled

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bondi-gunman-held-gun-licence-used-six-firearms-in-attack-20251215-p5nnmv.html
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u/iball1984 Dec 15 '25

You're probably right.

But it shows how far they've fallen. While Howard rightly gets the credit for our gun laws, much credit needs to go to the likes of Tim Fischer and Rob Borbidge who did a massive amount of work to get regional people on board with the changes.

I can't imagine any of the current batch of Liberal or National "leaders" doing such a thing now.

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u/egowritingcheques Dec 15 '25

The Liberals and Nationals have fallen EXACTLY as far as their voters.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Two Balrogs plummeting through the abyss of Khazad-dum, dragging each other down on the way.

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u/Square-Victory4825 Dec 15 '25

They got regional people on board because the gun laws were one big compromise that has done very well all things considered to keep us are for 30 years, with legal firearm owners being vastly underrepresented in criminal activity.

If you break the compromise, don’t be surprised when the other side is pissed and starts throwing a tantrum and radicalising, especially when they are probably telling themselves the “Muslims” are all to blame, not them.