NSW opens gun buyback after Bondi attack, caps firearms per owner at four
NSW launches a firearms buyback scheme following the 2025 Bondi attack.
NSW launched a firearms buyback scheme following the 2025 Bondi attack that killed 15 people. Police stations in Sutherland, Penrith, Narellan, Grafton, Griffith and Dubbo will accept surrendered guns from November 2, with 34 more stations opening from December 1.
Most gun owners will be capped at four firearms, though primary producers and sporting shooters can keep up to 10. Police Minister Yasmin Catley said the scheme aims to reduce firearms in circulation and prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
NSW was the first state to join the federal buyback, the largest since the Howard-era scheme following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Up to 274,000 firearms could be returned in NSW.
The gunman at Bondi legally owned six firearms at the time of the shooting.
- 15 people killed
- Bondi death toll
- up to 274,000 firearms in NSW
- Possible returns
- 4 firearms per person
- Ownership limit
- November 2
- Scheme start
Why it mattersGun owners have a legal pathway to surrender excess firearms and receive compensation, reducing weapons in circulation.
AustraliaNSW residents can turn in excess guns for cash; scheme designed to prevent future mass shootings by restricting access to firearms.
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