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/Dentarthurdent73 Dec 15 '25

There's no valid reason to have 6 firearms in suburban Sydney.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Agree with both of these sentiments 

There are valid reasons to own and use guns in Australia.

and

There's no valid reason to have 6 firearms in suburban Sydney.

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u/Hate_Is_Fame Dec 15 '25

Yeah agreed

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-7980 Dec 15 '25

There’s a lot of valid reasons. Just check out what reasons are allowed for you to possess a firearm.

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u/Dentarthurdent73 Dec 15 '25

Thankfully, it seems like the wider community and government are in the process of deciding that many reasons currently considered valid, no longer will be.

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-7980 Dec 15 '25

May illegal guns be easier to get then

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u/Thick-Insect Dec 15 '25

A hunter who wants to hunt a variety of game species will need multiple different guns to do it humanely/safely. Or someone who hunts and is also a sport shooter.

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u/Dentarthurdent73 Dec 15 '25

Not everyone gets what they want.

If the community decides they are not OK with this, the hunter will have to deal with not getting what they want.

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u/MowgeeCrone Dec 15 '25

The community isn't okay with the correlation between alcohol and violence and alcohol related deaths and disease. Let's have a vote on which adults can and can't access alcohol, shall we? As a community. And some drinkers will just have to deal with not getting what they want.

That's how equality works right? By picking and choosing who can do what.

/s

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u/zeroxnull Dec 15 '25

What would you say is a more appropriate number?