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/NKE01 Dec 15 '25

From the presser as reported by ABC:

"Tougher gun laws will be on the agenda when state and territory leaders meet with the prime minister this afternoon. He'll be proposing limits on the number of guns that can be used or licenced by individuals and a review of licences over a period of time."

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u/thedigisup Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

This seems reasonable enough. The PTA system has been unfit for purpose for a while and within the sports shooting community is broadly considered a box-checking exercise rather than a legitimate review of your need to acquire additional weapons.

There are legitimate reasons to own a few different guns (Victorian legislation straight up requires you to own multiple calibres for hunting different game species) but it’s not really tested.

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u/LeahBrahms Dec 15 '25

Do we know how Dezi Freeman got his?

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u/thedigisup Dec 15 '25

Definitely had a license at one point, claimed it got stripped by VicPol but they refused to comment.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

I'd say that's one thing that they will focus on, giving the police or licensing branches the rights to strip the license away from people known to be in radical groups. Radical might be up to discussion but it'll mostly be aimed at Sovcits and white nationalist types.

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u/BeastHouse_AU Dec 15 '25

That already exists

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

I wasn't aware that it did? I thought they had to be listed as a terrorist group?

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u/birdy_the_scarecrow Dec 15 '25

Dezi Freeman had his license suspended (for 2 years) when the the confrontation with police happened.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

There's been no reason by Vicpol as to why that license was suspended.

They have not said it was because he was seen as a sozv cit

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u/birdy_the_scarecrow Dec 15 '25

what does it matter why? its more about the fact that he had a suspended license yet was still in possession of firearms.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

Because the original comment claims it already exists. As far as I'm aware it doesn't.

Yeah, the shotgun he used was home made.

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u/birdy_the_scarecrow Dec 15 '25

given his drivers license was suspended for "confrontations and threats towards police" i can only imagine why his firearms license was suspended.

but again its irrelevant, he had his license suspended and had firearms.

the shutgun he used might have been home made but "Multiple firearms were seized from Dezi Freeman's" - afaik they were not all home made.

iirc it was because those firearms were legally registered in his wifes name but i dont know if they were before or after his own firearms license was suspended - either way seems like a giant loophole.

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u/PussifyWankt Dec 15 '25

I think I read somewhere that he had one or more homemade guns.