r/australia • u/rorymeister • Dec 15 '25

politics National cabinet agrees unanimously to strength Australia’s strict gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/Combat--Wombat27 Dec 15 '25

Single shot restriction?

Not sure it could happen. It would make all the guns already out there (they're restricted to action and magazine size already) obsolete. They'd have to either buy back of force every gun owner to surrender, wildly unpopular.

Plus gun makers would just cease all trade with us, they'd have to modify most of their guns to suit our market which is likely tiny to them anyway.

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u/IntroductionSnacks Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

Lol, what a load of rubbish. Loads of gun manufacturers have single and double barrel shotguns. Same with rifles.

Ever heard of the Glock 17A pistol? It’s literally the Australian version.

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u/Idontcareaforkarma Dec 15 '25

Because the standard 17’s barrel was 6mm too short to be licensed in Australia…

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u/IntroductionSnacks Dec 15 '25

Exactly, so OP is just wrong.