Australia Announces Largest Gun Buyback in 30 Years After Bondi Shooting

National Gun Buyback Scheme

• 🇦🇺 The Australian government is launching a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned, and illegal firearms.
• 🎯 This initiative is the largest of its kind since 1996, following the tragic events at Bondi Beach.
• 📈 It is anticipated that hundreds of thousands of firearms will be collected and destroyed through this program.
• 🤝 The scheme will be funded on a 50/50 basis between the federal government and the states and territories.

Bondi Shooting and ISIS Inspiration

• 💔 The Bondi Beach mass shooting, which resulted in at least 15 fatalities, has prompted this significant gun control measure.
• 🔍 Investigations have confirmed the attack was ISIS-inspired, according to the Office of National Intelligence.
• 🎗️ Tributes have been held for the victims, with accounts from survivors highlighting acts of bravery in protecting children.

Public Assembly Restrictions

• ⚠️ New South Wales is implementing measures to restrict public assemblies during high-risk periods, such as terrorist events.
• 🏛️ Under new legislation, police commissioners, with ministerial agreement, can declare specific areas where public assemblies will be restricted.
• ⚖️ These restrictions can apply to any part of the state or the entire state, depending on the declared threat level.