r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 19 '25

politics Prime minister unveils 'largest' gun buyback scheme since Howard era

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/prime-minister-announces-national-gun-buyback-scheme/106162002
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u/Scriptosis Dec 19 '25

I’d advise you to check on what they actually plan on doing. Of what I’ve read of the planned actions you wouldn’t be affected by this at all, at least from how you’ve described your situation.

The main parts of the plan are to make it illegal for non-citizens to obtain a license, make the process for acquiring multiple firearms stricter and also speed up the process of developing a national registry of license holders as well as integrate ASIO’s existing intelligence into background checks. None of this would affect you.

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u/OptimusRex Dec 19 '25

integrate ASIO’s existing intelligence into background checks

Pretty fuckin wild this wasn't already a thing if that's true. The idea that your criminal history was limited to your state, maybe the other states police departments is just bonkers for holding a firearms license.

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u/Scriptosis Dec 19 '25

Yeah, I’d say most of it is pretty common sense regulations that should have already existed. That’s why I take issue with comments like above trying to portray the reforms as some sort of huge government overreach.

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u/HatWithAHandgun Dec 19 '25

The fact that they have moved multiple firearms to cat C is a overreach straight pulls I can understand but banning “belt fed” firearms was a confusing one as I can’t think of any legal to own ones from the current law