Australia has announced a tightening of arms laws following the Bondi bombing
The Australian Government has responded to Sunday's attack on Bondi beach and announced changes to arms legislation to strengthen controls, which killed 16 people in Sydney.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will strengthen firearms legislationand pay particular attention to the licensing and control system following the attack on Bondi beach in Sydney.
The Chief Executive has explained that the planned measures include speeding up the National Register of Arms, increasing the use ofcriminal intelligence in licensing, limiting the number of weapons per person, and reviewing the types of weapons allowed. In an interview on the ABC public network, Albanes has argued that these are "changes in instinct" and has said that he is prepared to deal with the arms lobby, stressing that reforms must be implemented in a coordinated manner throughout the country.
In the same vein, New South Wales Governor Chris Minns has indicated thathe is considering calling back to Parliament to speed up the adoption of the new rule and has stressed that "all options are on the table" to tighten legislation, a process that needs to be done "quickly." State Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has described the reform as an "urgent" issue and has supported progress on legislative changes without delay.
The reaction of the federal government and local authorities comes after a shooting at an event organized by the Jewish community on Bondi beach killed 16 people and injured dozens. The alleged perpetrators are Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24. Albanes has linked the terrorist attack to the ideology of the Islamic State.
Minns has refused to advance any conclusions on the granting of a gun licence to Sajid Akram, despite the fact that the authorities knew that his son had been under investigation by the Australian intelligence agency. Sajid Akram had been on that license for ten years and had registeredat least six weapons.
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