New South Wales will launch a firearms buyback on Nov. 2 in response to last year’s Bondi Beach shooting, becoming the first Australian state to implement such a program. About 50,000 licensed gun owners and roughly 274,000 firearms are expected to b

2026-08-16

New South Wales will launch a firearms buyback on Nov. 2 in response to last year’s Bondi Beach shooting, becoming the first Australian state to implement such a program. About 50,000 licensed gun owners and roughly 274,000 firearms are expected to be affected. Compensation ranges A$450–A$1,000 per firearm, with a A$10,000 cap for certain high-value guns.