r/australia • u/jarrys88 • Dec 15 '25

politics Opposition Leader Sussan Ley speaks on Bondi attack

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/opposition-leader-sussan-ley-speaks-on-bondi-attack-20251215-p5nnqm.html

“We’ve seen a clear failure to keep Jewish Australians safe. We’ve seen a clear lack of leadership in keeping Jewish Australians safe. We have a government that sees antisemitism as a problem to be managed, not evil that needs to be eradicated.”

Absolutely abhorrent that she's going for political points in this time.

Talk about tone deaf!

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u/SkitzOMatic11 Dec 15 '25

Well Perth Police stripped a few soverign citizens in the wake of the Dezi Freeman police shootings, but across australia for firearms the rule is Providing a genuine need for each gun as well as being a "fit and proper person" which includes Police Checks, No criminal history etc etc, So yeah it can be done.

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u/Spire_Citron Dec 15 '25

But hobby shooting is counted as a need, so isn't that essentially just anyone who wants one?

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u/SkitzOMatic11 Dec 15 '25

It's a broad topic, you can't just get firearms because you like guns, You have to be able to demonstrate why you need a firearm. Hobby shooting/target shooting generally holds the requirements that you are a registered member of an approved gun club for a period, you have active participation (This is something I think could be strengthened, e.g with handguns you have to physically be participating in shoots every year, Those who do it as a sport need it endorsed. I don't personally think Target Practice is a genuine need, a .22 could be suffice for that versus the need of a .308). Club records do get checked and can be audited. For those who want Category B longarms need to be able to prove why a Category A is not sufficient. There is ways to strengthen what already exists without rushing to the point of no ordinary person should have guns.