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Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
Fifteen killed at a Jewish festival by legally owned rifles prompts national cabinet to consider stricter gun ownership limits and a firearms register, officials said.
- On Sunday, a father and son attacked a Jewish festival at Bondi, Sydney, killing 15 people and prompting national questioning of Australia's gun laws.
- Long ago, the Port Arthur massacre prompted strict laws with licensing and firearm registration, but Rebecca Peters said enforcement slipped as New South Wales removed the 28-day cooling rule.
- Authorities found that Sajid Akram, elder gunman and licensed firearms holder, owned six firearms recovered at the scene; he was an Indian national who moved to Australia on a student visa under the non-citizen firearms licence rule.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened national cabinet on Monday, and premiers unanimously agreed to bolster gun ownership rules, including a national firearms register and limits on ownership.
- A January 2025 study found only 6% of Australians support relaxing gun laws, despite nearly a million licenceholders owning over 4 million legal guns in a population of 27 million.
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Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world's toughest gun laws, including mandatory licensing and background checks, as well as registration of every firearm.
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