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NSW to reduce gun numbers with buyback (thepoint.com.au)
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The New South Wales Government’s gun buyback begins today, aiming to reduce the number of guns in the state. It comes in the aftermath of the shootings at Bondi in December 2025.

NSW Government statistics show that there are currently 1.16 million registered firearms in the state.

Australia-wide, gun numbers are now higher than before the Port Arthur massacre, which prompted the Howard Government’s gun buyback in the late 1990s.

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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

No one is forcing them to sell their weapons, but less guns in society correlates with fewer gun deaths. Every 'good guy with a gun' has a small chance of having a mental health crisis that results in a tragedy.

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