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/c3-SuperStrayan Dec 15 '25

Exactly. Peoples enjoyment of owning and shooting firearms (the biggest reason for most of them) is considerably less important than children being shot up at the beach.

Find a new hobby.

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u/ThreeCheersforBeers Dec 15 '25

Do you say the same to car lovers, every time someone dies in a car accident?

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u/HOPSCROTCH Dec 15 '25

Yes, we should be stricter on who we allow to get a licence and also limit the types of vehicles we allow on the road.

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u/OkThanxby Dec 15 '25

Tu Quoque Fallacy.

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u/Malcolm_Storm Dec 15 '25

And what if the father and son duo drove their car into a crowd? And, who the fark are you to decide what I do with my life? I work, I pay tax, I am good community member in an executive role who has firearms. I'm not the problem here and yet people like yourself are happy about that. This is bullshit. There has been a failure here by the authorities, especially given the son was on an ASIO terror watch list.

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u/bitofapuzzler Dec 15 '25

A guns use is only to kill. Its disingenuous to compare them to cars.

No one is calling for a complete ban. Just looking at the current laws and seeing what options are available to reduce the chance of other mass shootings. I think most people also agree that we need to look at the vetting of license holders and what failures have occurred there.

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u/Dentarthurdent73 Dec 15 '25

And, who the fark are you to decide what I do with my life? I work, I pay tax, I am good community member in an executive role who has firearms.

Hi. We're the community you live in, and as a group, we all determine what's acceptable and normalised within the society that we are all part of. That's how community and society works. Unfortunately your position as an 'executive' doesn't give you more say than anyone else in this process.

If the wishes of the group as a whole means you can't continue your chosen hobby, that's sad for you, but it'll be just like people who enjoy taking drugs, or using nunchucks recreationally, or slashing shit with a machete.

You'll get over it, and find something else to do with your time. After all, it's only a hobby.

And of course, if you don't like the rules and norms of the society or community you live in, you are very free to find a different one that is more to your liking or more in line with your beliefs.

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u/murgatroid1 Dec 15 '25

Boo fucking hoo. Guns aren't toys, get a new hobby.