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Robyn Wuth

State rejects national gun buyback, another undecided

A federal gun buy-back scheme is already facing opposition from at least one state. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

One state has publicly rejected Australia's biggest gun buyback since the Port Arthur massacre while another has left the door open to walk away.

Queensland's Liberal-National government confirmed it would not support the scheme just hours after it passed federal parliament.

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