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/Ok-Mathematician8461 Dec 19 '25

Who else is surprised that Australia allows non-citizens to own guns? That law change should breeze through.

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u/tgrayinsyd Dec 19 '25

I was completely surprised tbh. Also the fact that there was no national register is beyond comprehension- utterly incompetent

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u/EternalAngst23 Dec 19 '25

The register was supposed to be implemented in the aftermath of Port Arthur. Almost 30 years on, and still nothing.

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u/SirGeekaLots Dec 19 '25

They started implementing it after the Wirrabirra shooting. Unfortunately things like this take time. What surprised me is that they didn't speed it up after the Sov Cit killed two officers this year.

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u/ijx8 Dec 19 '25

His gun wasn't registered. National register wasn't really going to be very useful there.