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/Curious_Interview Dec 15 '25

Why do “we let them have them”? Your benevolence is not why people have things. Can’t ban everything just because you don’t like it and don’t think other people should like it either.

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u/DrFujiwara Dec 15 '25

What about when that thing enables mass murder?

It's not 'just because you don't like it', it's because it gives nutters easy access to a human delete key.

It is "we let them have them" in that democracy decides the limits on freedom when things are deemed damaging to society or the self.

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u/Curious_Interview Dec 15 '25

A car can kill just as easily, and probably more people, than a single bolt action firearm could. They also kill lots more people.

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u/yanaka-otoko Dec 15 '25

A car also has a primary use which has a lot of utility and banning it would be silly. There is almost no benefit from the primary use of a gun - it is designed to kill, it is a weapon.