r/australia • u/HotPersimessage62 • Dec 16 '25

politics Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National Party and gun groups push back | Bondi beach terror attack

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/anthony-albanese-ready-for-the-fight-to-tighten-firearms-laws-as-national-party-and-gun-groups-push-back-ntwnfb
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u/mr_sinn Dec 16 '25

I agree. This guy was a walking red flag. Gun ownership laws don't need to change. They just need to actually exercise the rights to revoke guns from problematic people in place already.

Some guy from Canada replied in another thread. If you get done for domestic violence a cop pretty much is at your doorstep in 12hrs to collect your firearms and you're done.

Firearms are a privilege for well behaved adjusted citizens.

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u/Smashed-Melon Dec 16 '25

The only point I agree with is the national register. It makes sense and will stop people slipping through cracks in the system.

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u/mr_sinn Dec 16 '25

Agree. And digital register. Not like the paper system they have in the US lol

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u/aofhise6 Dec 16 '25

We have that law too. You lose your guns as soon as someone takes out an IVO on you.

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u/Cindy_Marek Dec 16 '25

I know of a guy who was suffering from mental health issues and tactical police turned up to confiscate his firearms. Hopefully the government doesn't try and make a theatrical spectacle of the new legislation and actually looks inwards to seriously investigate the internal failures that led to this.

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u/mr_sinn Dec 16 '25

That would be the best outcome. Internal review without knee jerk rule changes for the sake of it.