Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he will push for more gun control restrictions after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
At least two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at the beach, killing at least 16 people and wounding 40 others. The suspected shooters have been identified as father and son, Khaled Al-Nablusi and Naveed Akram.
One of the shooters was killed by police, and the other was captured and is currently in critical condition. It is believed that the gunmen targeted the event because they were targeting Jewish people.
During a press conference, Albanese said, “the government is prepared to take whatever action is necessary, included in that is the need for tougher gun laws.”
He said he planned to put the issue “on the agenda of the National Cabinet” and push for several measures, “including limits on the number of guns that can be used or licensed by individuals.”
A review of licenses over a period of time. People's circumstances change. People can be radicalized over a period of time. Licenses should not be in perpetuity. And checks, of course, making sure that those checks and balances are in place as well.
🚨 JUST IN: The Australian Prime Minister is now planning EVEN MORE gun control after the Islamic terror attack in Bondi Beach.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 15, 2025
Australia has some of the world's STRICTEST gun laws.
These politicians don't seem to grasp the MUSLIMS were the problem in this case; NOT THE GUNS. pic.twitter.com/y5MUwbP5Rg
Australia already has some of the strictest gun control laws in the developed world. After a mass shooting at Port Arthur in 1996, the National Firearms Agreement banned civilian ownership of most semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, created a nationwide licensing and registration regime, and imposed a large-scale gun buyback program in which hundreds of thousands of firearms were destroyed.
Australians who wish to become gun owners must obtain a license by passing background checks and providing a “genuine reason,” such as hunting or sport shooting. Self-defense is not a valid reason to carry a firearm in Australia.
This is the wrong lesson to take from the Bondi Beach massacre.
Australia’s strict gun laws did not prevent these two men from allegedly carrying out a mass shooting. Even worse, it was later revealed that some of the police officers who responded to the scene hid in bushes instead of trying to stop the shooters. This means the same government that stripped Australians of their right to keep and bear arms refused to protect them as they were being gunned down.
The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) published the findings of a recent study that showed armed civilians are significantly more likely to stop a mass shooter than police.
Unfortunately, there will likely be even more mass deaths in Australia because its government doesn’t want to allow its people to defend themselves. The same could be said of many American government officials. Fortunately, the Second Amendment has at least somewhat kept the anti-gunners from forcing the public to be defenseless.
