Immediate gun law reforms promised in the wake of Bondi tragedy

This is putting some stress on firearm owners as we have to decide which gun to hand in, will it be the target rifle we use at gun clubs, or maybe the vermin control rifle we use on a mates farm or maybe the old rifle/shotgun our late father or grandfather owned. The whole idea of this buy back stinks. Look at the two guns found at Port Arthur they were handed in under a buy back scheme to be destroyed and look where they ended up.

Australia was supposed to have a National Firearms Register several decades ago. It might be time to go to Plan B, and make do with data extracted from the state registers consolidated and made available nationally. That could be done in six months by a by a half dozen people. It is they type of group project university computer students do in their final year of study.

I believe people are speaking up. They aren’t listening. Perhaps
Next election they can be shown the door. I voted labor last election and I have to say I’ve been disappointed several times on how issues have been handled. Gambling reform was a major let down. The way the lead up to this event has been handled is disappointing too. The knee jerk reaction of gun control doesn’t address the real issue and further let down.

The headline should refer to “The Bondi Pogrom” because that is exactly what it was.

Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. Following the tragedy at Bondi where one of the two terrorists have been shown to have come under ASIO interest and where both have been shown to have gone to the Philippines for weapons training, Albanese and Minns immediately think that ‘sweeping gun reform’ is the solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. It is revenge on the responsible gun owning public.

Minns was reported as saying ‘who needs to own these weapons of mass destruction?’ ‘Mass destruction???’ what an incredibly dullard statement.

Firearm ownership, whether for farm use, recreational hunting, target shooting or collecting has been vilified over the years for political gain. Especially by the left leaning media such as the Guardian, Sydney Morning herald and politicians from mainly the Greens side of the ledger. In NSW gun ownership is strictly controlled compared to the ‘60s when I first started using rifles and shotguns.

With the idea that Australia has to become a ‘proud multicultural society’ with a huge immigration intake it’s no surprise that Sydney has various areas that have become enclaves for various religious and societal groups. The majority of Australians and new Australians are just interested in getting on with life, but these tragic episodes are destined to become a fact of life for our country whether we like it or not. A minute proportion of the population will dictate to a majority … how Australian for 2025. Albanese and Minns have rightly come under criticism for their knee jerk reaction

What’s very concerning is the extremist views I’m seeing on Instagram. Misinformed, uneducated red necks are alive and well in this nation. I’m doing my best to have their comments and tells removed as they incite hatred and violence towards certain groups of our society. And I tell you, it’s becoming a full time job reporting them. Their comments achieve nothing positive and only serve to inflame misinformed views. And if you are one of these people posting this garbage, well shame on you. You aren’t a true Australian. You are part of the problem. Want me, come and get me. I’m ready for you!

@kali it’s not uncomfortable. It’s in the ‘too hard’ basket. Reasonable people know what the real solution is. It’s disappointing those elected to represent us reasonable people fail to act on implementing a real solution. Restrictions are purely an administrative task. Real solutions are far more complex.

And I do support gun control. If not for what John Howard did all those years ago Bondi would have been far worse. Thank you Mr Howard, you have saved countless lives with having the strength to act when you did. We will never stop criminals possessing fire arms, just like we won’t stop extremists finding a way to kill people. The real solution is counter acting extremism. Extremists are the cancer of society no matter what side of the fence they sit on.

Vehicles, pressure cookers. We need to restrict sales on anything that could be used to enable a terror attack. It’s far more simple to do this than to deal with the real issue. Restrict the way we all move about in society. If you don’t have a valid reason to leave your home then don’t leave your home. Problem resolved. Prisoner in your own home. No chance of a terror attack taking place. I wish everything was that simple.

While we are at it. Pressure Cookers. A pressure cooker is the ideal vessel when making an IED. Pressure cookers have been used many times with devastating results. We must restrict the sale of pressure cookers. Only need to look at the Boston marathon to see what can happen if a pressure cooker falls into the wrong hands.