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Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.
Gun Control Australia (GCA) is an Australian incorporated anti-gun association that advocates for tighter gun laws. Its website is run by volunteer lawyers, public health academics and social media activists. [citation needed] The organisation is funded by community donations and is not officially affiliated with any political party.
The bill was criticised by the opposition National Party and gun lobby groups, who claim it would punish lawful firearm owners and gun clubs. [32] [33] According to Al Jazeera and Reuters, more than 19,100 firearms and 70,800 gun accessories have been surrendered to the gun amnesty as of mid-September 2019. According to the Small Arms Survey ...
Australia banned all semi-automatic rifles and all semi-automatic and pump-action shotguns. Thousands of unlicensed firearms were surrendered under a gun amnesty programme, and licensed gun owners ...
A single-shot bolt-action shotgun using the .410" cartridge (name unknown) Current production firearms: Lithgow LA101 CrossOver bolt-action rimfire rifle, available in .17 HMR, .22 LR and .22 WMR; Lithgow LA102 CrossOver bolt-action centerfire rifle, available in .223 Rem, .243 Win, 6.5mm Creedmoor and .308 Win
An American woman will spend a year behind bars in Australia after she attempted to bring a gold-plated gun into the country. On Monday, Liliana Goodson, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of illegally ...
In a loss for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that federal ban on “bump stocks,” gun accessories that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, is unlawful.
Rebecca Peters studied law. [1]As chair of the Australian National Coalition for Gun Control at the time of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Peters contributed to the introduction of stricter gun control in Australia, working on the homogenization of gun laws across Australia's 6 states and 2 territories, the ban on semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, and a year-long buyback that destroyed ...