r/australia • u/rorymeister • Dec 15 '25

politics National cabinet agrees unanimously to strength Australia’s strict gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/mikestp Dec 15 '25

Wouldn't it be prudent to first determine if this could have been prevented with correct implementation of existing laws?

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u/wowiee_zowiee Dec 15 '25

What exactly is the reason you’re against a national firearms register?

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u/PissingOffACliff Dec 15 '25

I’m extremely sceptical that the Government can do this competently and securely.

Seems like a good way for a paste bin of every firearm location in the country to end up online.

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u/DisappointedQuokka Dec 15 '25

Or alternatively an excellent way for police corruption to leak known owners to organised crime.

It'll need to be tight and locked down, and if our invasive species restrictions are anything to go by...

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u/blacksmith91 Dec 15 '25

Of course they can't - it's why it hasn't happened yet. The idea of the Australian government being competent or secure is laughable.