‘Stunning backflip’: NSW opposition criticised for pledge to scrap gun buyback scheme if elected

NSW opposition leader Kellie Sloane has pledged to freeze the state’s gun buyback scheme if a Liberal government is elected next year. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP NSW opposition leader Kellie Sloane has pledged to freeze the state’s gun buyback scheme if a Liberal government is elected next year. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP New South Wales politics ‘Stunning backflip’: NSW opposition criticised for pledge to scrap gun buyback scheme if elected Liberals’ vow to scrap firearm ownership caps criticised by NSW police minister Yasmin Catley, who says plan would leave more guns in circulation

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Prefer the Guardian on Google The New South Wales opposition plans, if elected next year, to freeze the state’s gun buyback scheme and unwind key firearms restrictions introduced after the Bondi beach terror attack .