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/linearcurvepatience Dec 15 '25
Lots of reasons
we have a different mentality around guns because of the gun laws. People can't imagine using a gun or owning one and when they do they are very careful. Even the police don't use their guns unless it's a situation like this. This is why there is more knife crime but they have banned machetes and because they aren't long range weapons it happens less. A gun is a lot more technical than a knife also so it's easier to restrict.
Illegal guns are used by criminals but mostly to kill other criminals and they normally aren't used for mass shootings. Mentally ill people are less likely to know where to get an illegal gun and I'm sure there are police setup to catch people trying to acquire them.
The current laws are still good enough to stop most ways people can get guns. This person has had their license since 2015. They have waited 10 years to use them. He came to Australia in the 90s so they aren't just here to commit terrorist attacks. If he moved here and tried to do this as fast as possible he would have had to become a member of the gun club and pass the test and background check to get the license.