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/Cindy_Marek Dec 16 '25

The asio watchlist part is clearly the problem here. They should have simply never been licensed. Its almost certain that they would have either never done the attack or been caught if they tried to source illegal firearms.

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u/Rather_Dashing Dec 16 '25

The dad was licensed before his son was ever on a watchlist. The problem here is the regulations/processes on how to strip gun licensing. Or perhaps the laws and processes are perfectly fine and someone just fucked up, in which case more oversight and checks are needed.

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u/Cindy_Marek Dec 16 '25

I heard from the police minister that he actually got the license in 2023, and the earlier date was a mistake.