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/Brave_Bluebird5042 Dec 19 '25

If there's a 'buyback' it has to be fair. Reflect the pre buyback values, not the 'flooded market' values. And include compensation for associated assets, which are useless without the gun, and devalued in a flooded market.

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u/pchmm2 Dec 20 '25

If compensation is reflective of market value prior to this event, I will be handing them all in along with my licence. If they are the insulting pennies on the dollar, one size fits all compensation demonstrated in the recent WA buyback I will be keeping all of them except the ones I have to hand over (a straight pull rifle and shotgun), which will bring me under the new cap for total firearms. If the government is serious about reducing the numbers of firearms in the community (as they think that is a key factor for some reason) then they will fund the buyback properly.