'Tough decisions': police minister addresses farmer concerns as buyback begins

From today NSW gun owners can return their weapons. Here's how it will work

Only NSW and the ACT have so far agreed to join the national gun buyback scheme, which takes effect from today.

NSW gun buyback begins

From today, firearms licence holders can surrender their guns and ammunition at NSW police stations under the government's buyback scheme.

'Tough decisions': police minister addresses farmer concerns as buyback begins

Police Minister Yasmin Catley has responded to claims of poor consultation from farmers as the NSW gun buyback scheme begins in earnest.

Farmers left in limbo as buyback looms

NSW Farmers has expressed serious concerns about the proposed pathway for primary producers to own more than 10 firearms, which may see them forced to apply under a different firearms licensing category. The concern follows this week's NSW Government announcement that only licence holders with genuine reasons of sport/target shooting, vertebrate pest animal control or […]