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Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University

Will other states follow NSW into the national gun buy-back scheme – and will it make any difference?

The gun debate in Australia has been dramatically brought back into focus with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns announcing on Sunday that they were in lockstep over a new national gun buyback scheme that is set to start on November 2.

Other states have so far refused to join the scheme, or declined to sign on to it. But Minns was firm in his commitment, saying, as a “willing partner” he would take the issue to the next election if he needed to.

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