National register would have allowed police to better assess risk posed by alleged Bondi shooters before attack, expert says

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A national firearms register, which would track weapons across the country in real time, was a priority for law enforcement and gun control advocates after the 1996 Port Athur massacre.

But almost 30 years later, it remains unfinished.

Source: Guardian - World News