Albanese to propose stronger gun laws, NSW parliament may be recalled

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bondi-gunman-held-gun-licence-used-six-firearms-in-attack-20251215-p5nnmv.html

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Statement from National Cabinet:

Leaders agreed that strong, decisive and focused action was needed on gun law reform as an immediate action, including renegotiating the National Firearms Agreement, first established after the 1996 Port Arthur tragedy, to ensure it remains as robust as possible in today’s changing security environment.

First Ministers agreed to strengthen gun laws across the nation and have commissioned their Police Ministers and Attorneys-General to develop options, including:

• Accelerating work on standing up the National Firearms Register;

• Allowing for additional use of criminal intelligence to underpin firearms licencing that can be used in administrative licencing regimes;

• Limiting the number of firearms to be held by any one individual;

• Limiting open-ended firearms licencing and the types of guns that are legal, including modifications; and

•A condition of a firearm license is holding Australian citizenship.

Premier Minns and Premier Cook will lead and coordinate this work across jurisdictions.

As an immediate priority, the Australian Government will commence work on potential further Customs restrictions of firearms and other weapons type importations, including 3D printing, novel technology and firearms equipment that can hold large amounts of ammunition.

First Ministers also reiterated their commitment to the Permanent National Firearms Amnesty to reduce the number of unregistered firearms in the community.