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Queensland government to introduce new gun control laws criticised as ‘weakest in Australia’

globalFebruary 9, 2026
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Queensland government to introduce new gun control laws criticised as ‘weakest in Australia’
Under proposed changes in response to Bondi terror attack, only Australian citizens will be able to obtain a gun licence, with no cap on number of weapons
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Under proposed changes in response to Bondi terror attack, only Australian citizens will be able to obtain a gun licence, with no cap on number of weapons

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Queensland will be left with “the weakest guns laws in Australia”, according to gun control advocates, after the premier rejected putting new restrictions on the number or type of firearms that people can own.

On Monday, David Crisafulli and the police minister, Dan Purdie, announced what they called the second part of a three-part policy response to the Bondi shootings.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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