一名11岁男孩在悉尼西北部Norwest公寓内遭枪击，面部和颈部受伤，随后被送往Westmead儿童医院1。事件发生时现场还有其他5人在场，包括4名18岁男性和1名44岁女性，他们均未受伤1。一名男子因隐瞒严重可控犯罪遭控，已于周二早上在Blacktown地方法院出庭1。警方指出该公寓未登记任何枪支，相关人员均无枪支执照1，且无证据显示事件与有组织犯罪相关1。
这起事件再次引燃新南威尔士州围绕枪支管制的政治争议。州长克里斯·米恩斯将此称为枪支危险性的悲剧提醒，表示"枪支受害者通常是无辜者，很多时候是儿童，它们非常危险，我们需要减少社区中的枪支"1。政府推进的枪支回购计划定于11月2日启动，这是邦迪海滩恐怖袭击后澳大利亚30年来最大规模的此类计划1。
反对党则采取不同立场，周六承诺如当选将取消对农场主的枪支所有权上限1，反对党领导人凯莉·斯隆主张建立枪支法律调查委员会并冻结回购计划1。州警察部长亚斯敏·卡特利批评反对党政策为"惊人的政策转向"，称其将导致更多枪支流入1。自去年初以来，悉尼已发生至少6起疑似误认身份枪击事件1。
An 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck inside an apartment in Norwest, a suburb in Sydney's northwest, and was rushed to Westmead Children's Hospital for treatment 1. Five other people were present at the scene, including four 18-year-old males and a 44-year-old woman, none of whom were injured 1. A man has been charged with concealing a serious, controllable offense and appeared in Blacktown Local Court on Tuesday morning 1. The property had no registered firearms, and none of those present held firearms licenses 1.
The incident has sparked intense political debate over gun control policy. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns used the shooting to call for advancing a gun buyback scheme, stating that "gun victims are usually innocent people, often children, they are very dangerous, and we need to reduce guns in the community" 1. Police Commissioner Naomi Moore indicated there was no evidence linking the shooting to organized crime 1. Since early last year, Sydney has experienced at least six suspected cases of mistaken identity shootings 1. Following the Bondi Beach terror attack, the state government announced Australia's largest gun buyback program in 30 years, scheduled to launch on November 2 1.
The opposition party has taken a contrasting stance. Opposition leaders pledged on Saturday to remove ownership caps on firearms for farmers if elected 1. Opposition leader Kelly Sloan has advocated for establishing a gun law inquiry commission and freezing the buyback program 1. In response, Police Minister Yasmin Catley criticized the opposition's policy as an "extraordinary policy turn," arguing it would result in more guns entering circulation 1.
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