As South Australia’s election nears, the Liberal Party has issued a statement saying it will “provide certainty to lawful firearms owners” and “stand against further restrictions on lawful firearm ownership”.
“What we need from national leadership is decisive action to stamp out antisemitism, not knee-jerk policy that fails to address the real and growing threat posed by antisemitic extremists,” the statement says.
“Law-abiding firearms owners are not criminals and should not be treated as such.”
The party has promised “better intelligence sharing and a national firearm register” and says it “does not support legislation that further restricts lawful firearm ownership or imposes additional burdens on people who already comply with the law”.
The statement outlines tougher penalties for criminal misuse of firearms.
Meanwhile, the SA Labor Government has said it has no current plans to change the state’s gun laws if it is re-elected.
One Nation and Family First have promised no changes to guns laws in the state.
Polling suggests Labor is likely to win the election, but the effect of the shooting vote is not being overlooked, as evidenced by the state Labor Party taking a very different approach — on the face of it — from the federal and NSW Labor Governments.
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas wrote to the SSAA promising proper consultation with shooters on any potential legislation changes as a result of threats after the Bondi terror attack, a move welcomed by SSAA CEO Tom Kenyon.
Mr Kenyon believes Mr Malinauskas’ greatest pressure to change firearms laws in SA will come from the Albanese federal government, and suggests shooters offer encouragement to the premier to resist that pressure.
In the video above, he explain how a similar approach seemed to work well in Queensland.
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