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Australia & Oceania·Elections·Democracy

Gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats in New South Wales over post-Bondi firearm reforms

Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 16:06 · 1 min read

A firearms advocacy group, the Australian Recreation Union (ARU), has written to 15 Labor backbenchers in New South Wales warning it will campaign against them in 2027 state elections over gun control laws introduced after a deadly antisemitic attack in Sydney's Bondi neighbourhood last December. The reforms, rushed through parliament days after the attack, cap recreational firearm ownership at four weapons per person and ten for commercial or sporting purposes. Police Minister Yasmin Catley said the government "won't back down to threats," while opposition parties have signalled growing unease with the legislation, with the Nationals calling it rushed and the Liberal leader saying it needs to be "revisited."

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The Guardian‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms ↗︎
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