I’ve always seen Australia as a success story for gun control so am a bit skeptical that it needs changing. There’s a decent argument that the balance was already found 30 years ago, but it’s a complicated topic and tensions are high right now so whatever the right move is, it’s less likely to be found during the period when a more knee-jerk response can override those considerations.
Oh, this is going to be a fun thread!
The man arrived in Australia in 1998 on a student visa, authorities said, and was an Australian resident when he died. Officials wouldn’t confirm what country he had migrated from.
A foreigner should not be allowed to obtain a gun licence.
This is the first loophole that needs to be closed.
The paragraph you quoted says he was Australian.
Australian resident, not citizen. That’s not exactly the same thing.


