• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    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.

  • kwero@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    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.