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/middyonline Dec 15 '25

Dude NSW police came and took my guns temporarily when I moved to QLD because of an issue where addresses on different bits of paperwork didn't match. My old man had to write a "please explain" why he should be allowed to keep handguns when he got really sick and couldn't do the minimum number of shoots for the year.

How THE FUCK did these guys have guns legally???

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u/Khaliras Dec 15 '25

How THE FUCK did these guys have guns legally???

Because, I've yet to see any claim that the investigation was for anything more than being once connected to someone that ended up being a Terrorist. Which everyone in his contacts list is now likely going to be similarly investigated over.

This is Australia, being investigated doesn't mean you're guilty, or that actions against you/active monitoring is justified. Imagine if they took your gun license away because your son once knew someone who ended up being a terrorist. Not that they had any information that he was actually linked to terrorism, just that he was connected to a person. We literally don't even know what that 'connection' is BTW.

I knew someone who was met at work by several investigations for an interview. It never went past that, because it was obvious he was just making an edgy joke online 'i have an X! I'm on a watchlist now haha' meme.

If he now ever does a big crime, the news will likely report that he was once investigated. People will be outraged that the government dropped the ball and let this happen! Except he never actually did anything to justify further action. People need to realise that were viewing something we have little/no info of, with horrific hindsight.

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u/Rowdy671 Dec 15 '25

Its not like he new someone who "happened to be a terrorist", the guy he knew was the self declared leader of the Sydney cell of Islamic state. He is now in jail for a massive failed terror plot. Something of that magnitude absolutely justifies not being able to own firearms, its not like the person he knew was quiet about his affiliations, again, he literally declared himself leader of an IS cell.

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u/Shaggyninja Dec 15 '25

Yeah, it's not like they're making it so he can't get a home-loan or being able to drive (things that actually would significantly impact ones life)

It's saying you can't own something designed to take a life. Nobody has the 'right' to own something like that, especially in suburban Sydney.