No Gun Cap as Victoria Moves to Bolster Firearm Laws
The Allan government accepted 15 other firearms reforms, including tighter licensing and checks, but said a cap would not target criminals.
- On Monday, the Victorian government rejected a recommendation to cap personal firearm ownership at four weapons, instead implementing 15 other measures from The Rapid Review commissioned following the Bondi terrorist attack.
- Premier Jacinta Allan justified the decision, arguing that targeting criminals who obtain single weapons is more effective than restricting law-abiding owners, who comprise approximately 4 per cent of Victoria's population.
- Victoria's rejection places the state at odds with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's national buyback scheme; Police Minister Anthony Carbines estimated such a program could cost up to $800 million.
- Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell accused the government of capitulating to "powerful gun lobby groups" ahead of the November election, while the Coalition also opposed the ownership caps.
- The government accepted other reforms, including stricter citizenship requirements for licence holders, while Victoria Police will receive enhanced powers to reclassify firearm categories and increase penalties for Firearm Prohibition Order violations.
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Victoria Supports Firearms Law Overhaul but Rejects Gun Cap
The Victorian government has accepted all but one recommendation from a review of the state’s firearms laws, rejecting only a proposal to reduce the number of legally owned firearms. The Rapid Review of Victoria’s Firearms Laws, conducted by former Police Commissioner Ken Lay, made 16 recommendations in the wake of the Bondi shooting in December 2025, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people at a Jewish Hannukah celebration. The first recommend…
Sydney Morning Herald
Allan government rejects former police chief’s call to cap gun ownership
Victoria gun owners will remain without limits on the number of firearms they can own following a key review of gun laws sparked by the Bondi attack.
Allan defends controversial call on gun limits
Victoria will not introduce a recommended four-weapon gun cap for firearms owners but will move to bring in stricter citizenship licence requirements and overhaul the classification of weapons, as part of its gun reform prompted by the Bondi massacre.
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