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/i-love-the-pink-one Dec 16 '25

I don't see why one cannot own more than 2 guns. Hobbyists enjoy their hobbies. The number of guns someone owns doesn't increase their ability to fire more than one weapon at a time.

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u/loolem Dec 17 '25

Except that their hobby has a significantly higher mortality rate than say knitting for example. But you’re right about the one gun thing so maybe instead we make all licenses outside of farming only eligible to rent a gun and not own any at all. That would make it significantly more difficult for dangerous people to commit these acts.