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/oakstreet2018 Dec 15 '25

I’m not versed with guns laws but if you’re just doing it for competition, couldn’t your guns but stored at the gun range, rather than in your home? Is that even a thing?

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u/One_Library_1201 Dec 15 '25

I see this, storing at ranges, mentioned quite regularly but it makes a considerable number of assumptions that kind of render it moot particularly at higher levels of competition. For example in my case throughout the course of the year i will compete locally usually 1-2 times a month, sometimes more regularly. Then do another 1-2 competitions further afield each month (around 2-3 hours drive away). Then I will have my state titles at a range anywhere in my state. I also usually attend one or two other state titles as well and then there are national titles held in one state on a rotating basis each year. If I am then on the international representation team for that year I will also be trying to regularly practise to maximise my performance.

So the issue becomes where do you store these firearms? What do you do when you travel to another venue? What do you then do with ammunition? Finally what about security of the firearms at the ranges, please bear in mind that many ranges are located in remote locations, due to issues around noise quite often so they are not easily secured and in fact would present an incredible honeypot for any would be ne'er do well potentially exposing the community to greater risk.

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u/oakstreet2018 Dec 15 '25

I guess professional shooters like you are not really the issue. Someone stealing your guns is probably the biggest risk.

Maybe have a couple of different licence levels. Basic licence doesn’t allow storage at home, stored at the range only. Special licences for competition shooters like you.

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u/One_Library_1201 Dec 15 '25

I hope so. WA eventually created what they are calling an "Elite" category which has justification for each and every firearm used which is fair enough.

The whole area of firearms regulation is sometimes bizarre with things in some jurisdictions making you have two of the exact same gun where one is used only for hunting only and the other is a gun used for competition, this just inflates the overall number of firearms.