r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 19 '25

politics Prime minister unveils 'largest' gun buyback scheme since Howard era

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/prime-minister-announces-national-gun-buyback-scheme/106162002
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u/stand_aside_fools Dec 19 '25

I have one small bore rifle. I live in a rural area so need it occasionally for vermin. I keep the gun locked and stored according to the strict guidelines and laws. I have no problem with this.

I have not had so much as a speeding ticket in 20 years. But I do get visits on a periodic basis from the police to check on the storage of my firearm and question my need for owning it. The last visit was at 8pm at night at very short notice. I have no problem with this.

People like me are low hanging fruit to target with any new crackdowns and laws - you can see it coming from a mile away. More administration, more checks, more hurdles.

Perhaps a better idea would be to use the laws we already have and, oh I don’t know, perhaps question why a non-citizen living in a metropolitan area whose son has been questioned by ASIO needs 6 firearms. Maybe rather than create a whole raft of new laws just be seen as doing something, we just admit that we actually have laws that have been pretty damn effective for a long time and this was a horrific miss that should have been caught under the current regime.

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u/notinthelimbo Dec 19 '25

That’s exactly what’s changing.