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Nick Wilson

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

A gun buyback scheme opponent has labelled the legislation "knee-jerk and unnecessary". (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A gun buyback announced after the Bondi terror attack comes with a high price tag but inaction would be costlier, the prime minister has said as the first state signatory comes on board.

Tough national gun control laws were proposed after the 2025 Bondi massacre, during which a father-and-son duo killed 15 people in a shooting spree, in a bid to reduce the number of firearms in Australia.

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