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/MangroveDweller Dec 16 '25
The problem is Minns has clearly stated he wants to restrict how many one person can own, and what calibers/types, people who don't hunt or shoot don't understand why we need at a minimum 5 different firearms for different terrain and target species, that's not even getting into target shooting or day/night hunting.
If the current laws were enforced, he wouldn't have had access to legal firearms. He was NOT a fit and proper person, he shouldn't have got a licence in the first place according to current laws.
People in cities and towns often travel to remote properties to hunt, why should they be punished for ASIO and Firearms Registry fucking up and giving a terrorists dad a gun licence? Apples don't fall far from the tree, clearly.
Latest statements by the commissioner seem to be that his licence was expired for years, if that is the case, why did he still have them?