Brutal Shooting in Sydney, How is Gun Control in Australia?

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Sydney
Australia
attracted world attention because of the incident
shooting
at Bondi Beach during the commemoration of the Jewish religious day or Hanukkah on Sunday (14/12).
This incident began when the Jewish community commemorated their big day, known as the Festival of Lights.Then, suddenly two armed men approached and opened fire.
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As a result of the shooting, 15 people including the perpetrator were killed and 40 others were injured.The shooting sparked condemnation from the international community.
Australia is one of the countries that has introduced some of the strictest firearms laws in the world.
So what is the gun control policy in this country?
Before the incident at Bondi Beach, Australia was also in turmoil after the shooting in the city of Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996. As a result of that incident, 35 people died.
A few weeks after the shooting, Australia banned automatic and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, introduced a nationwide firearms buyback program, and implemented a 28-day waiting period for gun purchases, it was quoted as saying
Al Jazeera
.
In 2001, the Australian government bought back around 659,940 prohibited firearms under the new law.Through this scheme, Australian authorities managed to recover tens of thousands of weapons.
However, the legal implementation of these laws has been neglected in recent years.
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Australian Institute
, also noted that the number of firearms today is greater than before the 1996 incident.
In their records, the number of firearms in Australia in 2017 was 3.6 million.This number is higher than before the Port Arthur incident which was only 3.2 million.
Australia Institute researcher Bill Browne also said the number of hunters, sport shooters and licensed gun owners had fallen in the last 20 years, but the number of firearms had increased.
This means that weapons permit holders can buy/possess more weapons than usual.
“Australians will be shocked to learn that Australia now has more firearms than before the Port Arthur massacre and the introduction of strict firearms controls,” Browne said.
(isa/rds)