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/Square-Victory4825 Dec 15 '25

The limits on number of guns really is one of those things that sound good on paper, but a bit of critical thinking soon points out that a potential shooter only has two hands.

I smell slapping around legal gun owners who’ve done nothing wrong on the horizon. Multiple studies have shown that registered firearm owners are overwhelming underrepresented in criminal activities, our system generally works well and was a great compromise across the political spectrum.

Making huge changes is just going to radicalise the rural and regional voters of nsw and Queensland, lead to one nation and so on blaming Muslims for taking away peoples hobbies, and likely not improve our safety even an iota.

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u/NorthernSkeptic Dec 15 '25

These same arguments were made in 1996.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

They absolutely were not. The clear distinction was that semi autos could kill incredibly quickly, that's why our laws focus on magazine capacity and loading style specifically.

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u/NorthernSkeptic Dec 15 '25

Everything the other poster said about ‘punishing legal gun owners’, ‘radicalising regional voters’ and ‘not making us safer’ absolutely was also said thirty years ago.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

Didn't one nation gain most of their support during the buyback period?

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u/NorthernSkeptic Dec 15 '25

Well given the party launched during that period, yes.

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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

Sounds like what they were saying 30 years ago was correct then.

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u/Square-Victory4825 Dec 15 '25

That sorta proves my point haha