NSW gun buyback sparks political showdown | 7NEWS

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New South Wales has launched Australia’s largest gun buyback scheme in 30 years, with over 300 licence holders already booking appointments to surrender more than 2,500 firearms for cash payments ranging from $450 to $1,000. The scheme introduces new gun ownership caps limiting recreational hunters to four firearms and sporting shooters, farmers and pest controllers to 10, though exemptions are being considered. Meanwhile, the cost of policing high-risk locations under Operation Shelter following the Bondi terror attack has exceeded $50 million, with a new $90 million Armed Response Command launching as a permanent rapid response team.

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