Australia plans for tougher gun laws after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

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Australia is considering tougher gun laws after a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach left 15 people dead, including a proposal to require Australian citizenship to obtain a firearm licence.

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00:00Australia is planning for stronger gun laws following a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney that killed 15 people.

00:07Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened an urgent National Cabinet meeting on Monday

00:12where Premiers and First Ministers unanimously agreed to strengthen rules around firearm ownership.

00:21Measures under consideration include fast-tracking a national firearms register,

00:25limiting the number of guns an individual can own and further restricting the types of weapons that are legal.

00:33State and territory leaders have commissioned their police ministers and attorneys general to review the proposals.

00:40They will also consider making Australian citizenship a requirement for obtaining a firearm licence.

00:47The federal government also announced it will begin work on possible customs controls for gun imports,

00:53including 3D printed weapons, emerging technologies and firearms equipment capable of holding large amounts of ammunition.

01:01Australia already has some of the strictest gun laws in the world introduced after a 1996 mass shooting that killed 35 people.

01:11The latest attack saw a father and son opening fire during a Jewish Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach.

01:17The father was later killed at the scene while his 24-year-old son remains in critical condition in hospital.

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