Our position in full
Shooters Union Australia backs one thing in this bill: tougher penalties for stealing or possessing a stolen firearm. That targets criminals. Everything else — reclassifying common firearms, a buyback, magazine limits, citizenship tests and a national database tracking law-abiding owners — punishes the people who already follow the law and leaves the illegal gun trade untouched. We already know it won't make the community safer. And it asks a state running a $596.7 million deficit, with net debt heading toward $10 billion, to borrow millions it doesn't have. Our ask is simple: don't proceed with the bill in its current form, stop targeting licensed owners, and put that money and police effort where the danger really is — illegal firearms, criminal networks and organised crime. We'll also oppose any arbitrary ownership cap. Submissions close 7 August, but this fight runs all the way to the vote in Parliament — and we intend to win it. Add your name, make a submission, and tell your MPs where you stand.
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