SkyNewsBondi Beach suspect held firearms licence for 10 years - so what are Australia's gun laws?
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51% : Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach has raised questions over the country's gun laws.51% : The government of New South Wales says such reasons include: Mr Albanese said his cabinet agreed to strengthen gun laws and work on a national firearms register to tackle aspects such as the number of weapons permitted by gun licences, and how long licences are valid.
49% : By 2009, there were 0.1 gun murders per 100,000 people in Australia compared with 3.2 per 100,000 in the US, according to contemporaneous data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
46% : Included in that is the need for tougher gun laws," Mr Albanese told reporters before a cabinet meeting on Monday.
46% : John Howard, the prime minister at the time, reacted by pushing for tough new national gun laws that made it much more difficult for Australians to acquire firearms.
44% : Here's what the country's gun laws say and what changes could be made.
43% : What are Australia's gun laws? Australia has strict gun laws, especially compared to the US.
39% : " New South Wales premier Chris Minns added: "If you're not a farmer, you're not involved in agriculture, why do you need these massive weapons that put the public in danger and make life dangerous and difficult for New South Wales Police?" Australia tightened its gun laws significantly after Martin Bryant killed 35 people with semi-automatic weapons at a tourist spot in Tasmania in 1996.
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