Premier, PM announce post Bondi Beach terror attack gun buyback scheme
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have announced a major gun buyback scheme following the Bondi Beach terror attack. The program aims to remove hundreds of thousands of firearms from circulation, though it faces political opposition.
Why it matters
This legislation represents a significant shift in Australian gun control policy with potential national implications.
Chris Minns says the scheme will bring some of the strictest legislation passed on firearms in Australia. ( ABC News: Nick Dole )
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have formally announced a gun buyback "bigger than the Howard-era" scheme.
The reforms are part of legislation passed after the Bondi Beach terror attack in December last year aimed at a quarter of the state's 1.2 million gun owners.
The premier said he would fight for the issue at the ballot box should the NSW Liberals and One Nation continue to oppose the laws.
Link copied Share Share article Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is leading the push for a national gun buyback scheme despite a newly announced program in NSW expected to cost "hundreds of millions of dollars".
The prime minister heralded the joint NSW and federal government scheme as "taking guns off our streets" on Sunday morning.
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