Gun control debate reignites after Bondi attack | 7NEWS

Gun control legislation in Australia faces renewed scrutiny three decades after the Port Arthur tragedy and following the 2023 Bondi terror attack. Loopholes have emerged as firearm technology has evolved beyond what was conceived in the original 1996 laws, with issues including the absence of a National Firearm Register, increasing personal gun collections, and legal firearms being used in attacks. A proposed national gun buyback scheme has stalled due to lack of consensus between state and territory governments, with advocates warning that fractured responses are leaving Australia exposed compared to the unified political action that followed Port Arthur.

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