"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that he had met with the leaders of the country's states and territories, and that the group had agreed to "strengthen gun laws across the nation." They plan to introduce even more rigorous background checks, bar non-nationals from gaining firearms licenses, and further limit the kinds of weapons individuals can own."
"Two gunmen, identified only as a 50-year-old and 24-year-old father and son, opened fired on the crowd. The older suspect was reportedly killed during the incident, and his son is in a hospital in critical condition. Fifteen people were killed, including a Holocaust survivor, a local rabbi, and a 10-year-old girl."
"Police asked people not to jump to conclusions after reports of several instances of Islamophobic vandalism on Monday. Bystander hailed as hero As panicked people fled the beach, some remind behind to comfort and help the wounded. Local shopowner Ahmed al-Ahmed was then seen approaching one of the gunmen. A 43-year-old father with no experience with guns, he wrestled the firearm out of the assailant's hands."
Australian federal and state leaders agreed to strengthen gun laws nationwide, including tougher background checks, prohibiting non-nationals from obtaining firearms licenses, and further limiting allowable weapons. The decision followed an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah gathering, where two gunmen opened fire and killed 15 people, including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi, and a 10-year-old girl. The older suspect was reportedly killed and the younger suspect is critically injured in hospital. The prime minister called the attack an act of antisemitism and terrorism. Police urged caution amid reports of Islamophobic vandalism. A local shopowner disarmed a gunman and was hailed as a hero.
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