新南威尔士州州长克里斯·明斯宣布愿意在明年的州选举中就强制枪支回购计划进行激烈辩论，尽管该方案面临来自一国党的强烈反对。[1] 这一计划要求约5万名持枪人士交出枪支，并耗资达数亿澳元。[1]
根据新的回购方案，转轮手枪的赔偿金为1000澳元，双管猎枪为850澳元，步枪在450至1000澳元之间。[1] 持有较高价值枪支的所有者可追索3000至10000澳元的赔偿。[1] 预计需要交出的枪支数量约为274,000支，占全州注册枪支总数的四分之一。[1] 联邦政府将完全资助销毁交出枪支的费用，并覆盖50%的计划行政开支。[1] 回购预计从2024年11月2日开始，需时一年完成。[1]
新南威尔士州新法律将大多数枪支所有者限制在最多4把枪支，而农民和运动射手则限制在10把。[1] 明斯表示"这很昂贵，但值得付出的代价"。[1] 一国党领导人保琳·汉森则异议称"人民才是邦迪枪击案的责任人，而不是枪支"。[1] 该计划是对邦迪海滩恐怖袭击的公共政策回应。[1]
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has signaled his readiness to make a gun buyback scheme central to the state's next election campaign, declaring the initiative worth its substantial cost despite fierce opposition from conservatives.[1] The mandatory buyback program requires approximately 50,000 gun owners to surrender their firearms, with compensation varying by weapon type: A$1,000 for revolvers, A$850 for double-barrel shotguns, and A$450 to A$1,000 for rifles, while owners of higher-value firearms can claim between A$3,000 and A$10,000.[1]
The policy emerged as a public safety response to the Bondi Beach terror attack and will be jointly funded by the federal government, which has committed to covering all costs for destroying surrendered weapons and 50% of administrative expenses.[1] New legislation in New South Wales will restrict most firearm owners to a maximum of four weapons, with exemptions allowing farmers and sport shooters up to ten.[1] The buyback is expected to commence on November 2, 2024, and will take approximately one year to complete, targeting an estimated 274,000 weapons—representing roughly a quarter of all registered firearms in the state.[1]
Minns stated that "it's expensive, but it's worth the price," underscoring the government's commitment to the program.[1] However, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has rejected the initiative, asserting that "people are responsible for the Bondi shooting, not guns."[1]