Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON) party has released a new Firearms Policy, declaring it “stands with every licensed, law-abiding firearm owner in Australia”.
The party has long been openly pro-gun, but the national policy makes its support for gun owners explicitly clear, declaring it is “a proud champion of Australia’s responsible firearm owners and industry” and pledges to “defend the rights of law-abiding Australians to own, use and safely enjoy firearms as part of our nation’s way of life”.
Just to make its stance unequivocally clear, the One Nation states, in no uncertain terms, that it “opposes firearm reclassification, ownership caps, and government funded buyback schemes imposed by federal and state governments”.
The party also reaffirms its stance that licensed firearm users – including hunters, target shooters, primary producers and firearms businesses – deserve fair, practical laws and to be treated with respect by the government.
PHON is not the only political party in Australia with an explicit pro-gun stance – the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, Katter’s Australian Party and the Libertarians are all openly pro-gun as well, and the Nationals have a track record of fighting for shooters, particularly in rural Australia.
PHON’s political messaging generally has been resonating with a wide cohort of Australians, not just firearms owners.
The party won four Legislative Assembly seats in the recent South Australian election, with a further three expected in the Legislative Council when the results are officially declared on 4 May.
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