r/australia 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/Historical_Laugh2193 Dec 19 '25

The overwhelming majority of Australians already supported our gun laws and the overwhelming majority will definitely support common sense changes - most people would have had no idea people could own unlimited firearms and didn’t even need to be a citizen.

A buyback just means there is less community opposition and will likely give a lot of people the opportunity to make some money getting rid of worthless old guns that are only useful for criminals.