A report by the Australia Institute earlier this year revealed that there are more than four million privately-owned firearms across the country – almost double the number from about 20 years ago.
That equates to one gun for every seven Australians, the report says.
Queensland has the most registered guns, followed by New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria while Tasmania and the Northern Territory have the most guns per person.
The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.
Guns are widespread in metropolitan and suburban areas, with one in three firearms in NSW located in major cities, the report said.
The total figure has risen at a lower rate than population increases, but there are now more guns in fewer hands, with every licence holder owning an average of more than four firearms.
And that’s one of the key issues that [gun control advocate Roland] Browne wants the government to address.
Currently, only one jurisdiction – Western Australia – has a cap on the number of legal firearms that a licence holder can have. Under new laws introduced in March this year, gun owners can have between five and ten firearms, depending on the type of licence and model of firearm.
Authorities have confirmed that one of the alleged gunmen, Sajid Akram who was killed at the scene of the Bondi attack, owned six registered guns.
Mr Browne wants a cap of one to three guns, depending on the licence category, to be introduced across Australia.
— Lana Lam in Australia was seen as a world leader in gun control – Bondi has exposed a more complicated reality
TBF there are several conclusions the government will likely come to including the one where they believe they didn’t punish gun owners enough.
Maybe they haven’t imported enough militant third worlders?
Maybe they didn’t harass enough locals who’ve complained about the behavior of said third worlders?
Maybe they didn’t tell the Jewish population that their complaints of antisemitism were racist loudly enough?
Rest assured that whatever it takes, whatever the cost, the Australian government and nearly every other government claiming to espouse western ideals will not rest until their local populations fully submit to a complete loss of liberty and paying out of their own pockets to fund their takeover by decidedly illiberal second and third worlders. The end-game to all their unchecked suicidal tolerance is in full motion and nothing will stop it.
We have four different vehicles, each properly registered and we have a license to drive them. So under the Australian ‘wants a cap of one to three guns, depending on the license category’ concept applied to cars – because a person somewhere decides to commit an evil act of plowing down people at a parade with the car he/she/it is driving then we, who have done nothing wrong and are law abiding, should have our ability to own a car limited to ‘one to three’ cars.
Ok, do I need to point out how stupid Mr. Browne’s idea is?
There is actually more to this …what Austrailia wants to do is confiscate guns, they are just wording it in such a way to hide that fact.
*********************
Australia falls to tyranny – History repeats: After the Australia Mass Shooting, The Government Is Confiscating Guns Again.
(Colion) “Australia just announced another national gun buyback in response to a mass shooting—and if you’ve been paying attention, you already know how this story ends.
After the Bondi attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood at a podium and did exactly what governments always do after tragedy:
blame the public… and take more guns.
But here’s the problem.
Australia already did this in the 1990s.
They banned firearms.
They ran massive buybacks.
They confiscated registered guns.
They promised safety.
And now—decades later—another mass shooting happens.
Even worse? According to witnesses, police were already on scene and didn’t engage for nearly 30 minutes.
Yet instead of explaining that failure, the government’s response is the same tired script:
“We need to get more guns off the streets.”
This video breaks down why:
“Common-sense gun laws” never have an endpoint
Gun buybacks don’t stop determined attackers
Disarming civilians doesn’t prevent violence—it guarantees helplessness
Governments use tragedy to expand control instead of fixing failure
And why Australia’s response should be a warning, not a model
This isn’t about Bondi alone.
It’s about what happens after governments fail—and who pays the price for it.
Because when the system freezes…
and the police don’t act…
and civilians are disarmed…
You don’t get safety. You get control.”
ht* tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYmZ0nWwbZ8
It’s the same unhinged response to every tragedy. Punish the people that didn’t do it.
Definition of Insanity, to be sure…
Went to AU in 2023. Had a pretty good time overall. Two interesting events:
1. Went to Queen Vic Market in Melbourne and they were having some political rally. There were Trump 2020 flags(!) being flown…
2. Were chatting with a couple and they brought up gun ownership/laws and how it’s such a joke, especially for the farmers. Forget personal safety, etc.