{"id":227116,"date":"2025-12-22T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=227116"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:27:00","slug":"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia is once again turning to gun confiscation by another name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at Sydney\u2019s Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for a national gun buyback scheme.  The largest since the sweeping confiscation effort launched after the 1996 <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/will-martin-bryant-and-the-port-arthur-massacre-the-homicidal-lunatic-that-disarmed-a-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2173\">Port Arthur massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Proposed gun buyback scheme facing criticism inside and outside government | ABC NEWS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzEYQOtvnKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-12-22\/nsw-sydney-bondi-terror-attack-naveed-akram-court-police-facts\/106170286\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\"><em>ABC News Australia<\/em><\/a>, the federal government plans to spend roughly $1 billion to purchase \u201csurplus, newly banned, and illegal firearms,\u201d with costs split evenly between the Commonwealth and Australia\u2019s states and territories. <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ak-47-hog-blaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2171\">Gun owners will be required to surrender affected firearms<\/a> in exchange for compensation, while the Australian Federal Police will oversee destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Albanese framed the move as unavoidable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe deadly terrorist attack at Bondi Beach is a national tragedy which can never be allowed to happen again,&#8221; he declared.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-banish-12-on-a-browning-a5-changed-my-hunt\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-banish-12-browning-a5-shotgun-suppressor-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">Banish 12 On A Browning A5 Changed My Hunt<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the proposal, &#8220;rapid-fire, pump-action, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-lever-actions-henry-30-30-45-70\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2170\">lever-action&#8221; rifles<\/a> and shotguns will be moved into a prohibited category. The plan also includes strict limits on how many firearms an individual may own, restrictions on the types of guns that remain legal, and a new requirement that only Australian citizens may hold firearm licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australia announces crackdown on \u201chate speech\u201d<br \/><br \/>They\u2019re about to start arresting people for memes like the UK <br \/><br \/>RIP\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QhlPXISw0B\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">pic.twitter.com\/QhlPXISw0B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2002437928077963352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The government says the latest terrorist attack exposed gaps in existing laws.  It noted that one of the attackers reportedly held a valid firearm license and owned six guns. Officials argue that number alone proves the system needs tightening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no reason someone living in the suburbs of Sydney needed this many guns,\u201d the Prime Minister\u2019s office said in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gov.au\/media\/albanese-labor-government-will-establish-national-gun-buyback-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">official release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the announcement has already drawn pushback.  Not just from the political opposition, but from within Albanese\u2019s own party. New South Wales Labor MP and Olympic shooter Dan Repacholi publicly stated he does not support measures that target law-abiding <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/oregons-sb348-sparks-outrage-among-states-firearm-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2174\">firearm owners<\/a>, echoing concerns raised by critics nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter MP Dan Repacholi has broken ranks against Albanese. I agree with him on this. I\u2019d imagine Albanese will try and fuck him over because we all know Albanese is a narcissistic khunt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BIdZfdf90o\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">pic.twitter.com\/BIdZfdf90o<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EmGeeEm (@jhd_ankh0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhd_ankh0\/status\/2001912578759627108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-free-sbrs-are-coming-a-horrible-idea\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sbr-vs-braced-pistol-read-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-mandatory-gun-buyback-bondi-attack\" title=\"Australia Launches Mandatory Gun Buyback After Bondi Attack\">Free SBRs Are Coming! A Horrible Idea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia now has more than four million registered firearms, a figure higher than at the time of Port Arthur nearly three decades ago. The government argues this growth justifies another national reset. Meanwhile, opponents counter that the response once again punishes licensed owners rather than focusing narrowly on terrorism and criminal misuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government plans to introduce funding legislation soon.  States will be responsible for collection and compensation. 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