澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯与新南威尔士州州长克里斯·明斯宣布了一项枪支回购方案[4]。该计划将于11月2日启动[2]，向枪支持有人提供最高1000澳元的补偿，以换取手枪、霰枪和步枪[2]。这是继去年12月14日邦迪海滩恐怖袭击事件造成15人丧生后推出的首项州级举措[2]，由州政府和联邦政府共同资助[2]。
新的枪支管制措施包括限制个人最多拥有4支枪，农民和运动射手最多10支[2]，并将枪支执照有效期从5年缩短到2年[2]。根据预计，这些新限制将影响新南威尔士州约27.4万支已注册枪支，占总数的24%[3]，大约50,000名持证人受新限制影响[3]。补偿支付自2025年11月开始[3]，符合条件的企业和经销商可获得最多25,000澳元的拨款[3]。2027年初将开放市场价值超过3000澳元且上限为10,000澳元每支的高价值枪支补偿途径[3]。
新州州长克里斯·明斯表示："邦迪事件后，我们承诺将推出全国最严格的枪支法律，这正是我们所做的"[3]。总理阿尔巴尼斯则指出："我们必须尽一切努力确保邦迪的反犹太恐怖袭击不再发生"[3]。
Australia's most populous state has announced a comprehensive gun buyback program designed to tighten firearms regulations following a deadly terror attack. The New South Wales government, in partnership with the federal government, will begin accepting firearms for compensation on November 2, offering gun owners up to 1,000 Australian dollars for handguns, shotguns, and rifles.[2]
The initiative represents the first state-level action taken in response to the December 14 Bondi Beach attack, which claimed 15 lives including a 10-year-old girl and a mass shooting survivor.[2] Approximately 274,000 registered firearms, representing about 24 percent of New South Wales' registered gun stock, are expected to be affected by the new ownership restrictions and firearm reclassifications.[3] Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated: "We must do everything we can to make sure the anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Bondi doesn't happen again."[3] NSW Premier Chris Minns added: "After Bondi, we promised ... we would introduce the toughest gun laws in the country and that's exactly what we did."[3]
The new regulations will limit individual gun ownership to four firearms, with farmers and sport shooters permitted a maximum of ten.[2] License validity periods have been reduced from five years to two years.[2] Compensation payments will commence in November 2025 for firearms exceeding the new ownership limits.[3] Eligible businesses and firearms dealers will receive grants of up to 25,000 Australian dollars to help them adapt to the regulatory changes.[2][3] Starting in early 2027, a higher-value compensation pathway will open for firearms with market values between 3,000 and 10,000 Australian dollars.[3] The federal and state governments will share the costs of the buyback scheme equally.[3]