Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that reclassify weapons
Jeff Bacon, a firearms manufacturer and One Nation candidate in New South Wales, is campaigning to repeal gun laws introduced after the Bondi beach massacre. Bacon argues that current legislation unfairly bans the rifles produced by his company.
Why it matters
The candidacy highlights the tension between the firearms industry and public safety legislation in Australian politics.
Jeff Bacon and Pauline Hanson after the party won the Farrer byelection in South Australia. Photograph: Oceania Precision / Instagram Jeff Bacon and Pauline Hanson after the party won the Farrer byelection in South Australia. Photograph: Oceania Precision / Instagram Australia news Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles Jeff Bacon, managing director of Oceania Precision, has been described by the NSW party’s leader as ‘my go-to man on the firearms industry’
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Prefer the Guardian on Google A firearms manufacturer hoping to represent One Nation in New South Wales wants to repeal gun laws introduced following the Bondi beach massacre, after arguing “every single one” of the rifles he produces was banned in the state.
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