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Police-backed gun cap rejected in parliamentary vote

Police-backed gun cap rejected in parliamentary vote

A push to include gun caps in firearm law changes prompted by the deadly Bondi shooting has fallen short.

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

'Targeted attack': man shot dead in car park

A man has been fatally shot in the car park of a community centre in Punchbowl in southwest Sydney.

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

A potentially innocent man has been killed at a home with links to organised crime in the second fatal shooting in Sydney in as many days.

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State gun ownership cap on the cards, if numbers align

State gun ownership cap on the cards, if numbers align

A state is expected to soon debate a proposal to restrict the number of guns a person can own as part of reforms sparked by the Bondi mass shooting.

ACT second jurisdiction to join federal gun buyback

ACT second jurisdiction to join federal gun buyback

The ACT has joined NSW in agreeing to a federal gun buyback set up after the Bondi shooting massacre but other states are yet to be convinced.

Buyback could leave gun owners thousands out of pocket

Buyback could leave gun owners thousands out of pocket

Farmers are concerned they will be left thousands out of pocket when they surrender their guns under the scheme.

Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting

Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting

The Philippines has been shocked by another school shooting in weeks, as a student videoed himself fatally shooting a classmate before killing himself.

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Car involved in 'drive-bys' before underworld shooting

Car involved in 'drive-bys' before underworld shooting

Car involved in 'drive-bys' before underworld shooting

Car involved in 'drive-bys' before underworld shooting

Vision has been released of a car suspected of being used in the targeted shooting of an alleged gangland boss outside his suburban home.

Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback

Another state has rejected the national gun buyback, saying it won’t divert money from core services and cost‑of‑living pressures to a federal scheme.

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

A man is staying in prison after police uncovered six grenades, eight firearms and a multi-million-dollar stash of drugs in an alleged suburban safehouse.

Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people have been shot and injured by police after reports of a man armed with knives.

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

A magistrate believes a 78-year-old former rugby league international could abscond if granted bail while accused of a violent armed robbery three decades ago.

Military-style weapons seized in safe house raid

Military-style weapons seized in safe house raid

Military-style weapons seized in safe house raid

Military-style weapons seized in safe house raid

Police arrested 11 people in an early morning safe house raid where they confiscated military semi-automatic rifles, cash and cocaine.

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'Privilege, not a right': cops to curb who can own guns

Strict conditions to possessing a firearm are being put in place to weed out any suspicious applicants, six months after the Bondi massacre.

Alleged 100-bullet gunman peppered with new charges

A man accused of opening fire on a busy urban shopping strip injuring 16 people has been hit with a hail of new charges without his barrister knowing.

Eclectic life of missing boy's granny revealed in court

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont is a former justice of the peace and is of exemplary character, a court hearing on a firearms charge has been told.

Gun licence 'rubber stamping' process panned by coroner

Medical evidence should be required when applying for a gun licence after a man with a history of mental illness took his life, a state coroner says.

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One of teen's accused killers denied bail amid gang war

A man charged over the murder of a teenage boy walking with a friend has had his bail refused due to the risk he will continue to associate with a youth gang.

No gun cap as Victoria moves to bolster firearm laws

The Victorian government has accepted most of the recommendations from a review of the state's gun laws, but won't limit licence holders to four firearms.

Man before court accused of AK-47 threat to mosque

A man accused of threatening to shoot worshippers at a mosque with an AK-47 assault rifle is before the courts after Muslim leaders warned against rising hate.

Gunmen on run after one killed in brazen mass shooting

Police are investigating a targeted shooting with ties to organised crime after four men were seriously injured and one was killed in a residential home.

Video released of correspondents' dinner shooting

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has released a new video of the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack.

'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

A man was shot four times and his vehicle was struck by dozens of police bullets after he drove at officers while armed with a rifle, a coroner has heard.

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