"The shooter responsible for the Bondi Beach attack was a licensed firearms holder who owned six firearms, police say. The murder of at least 15 people at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach by two gunmen on Sunday was a rare occurrence in a country that is known for its strict gun laws. The incident, which police describe as a terrorist attack, was the worst mass shooting in the country since 1996."
"Two weeks after the shooting at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, the government led by Prime Minister John Howard of the conservative Liberal-National coalition launched the National Firearms Agreement (NFA), which significantly tightened Australia's gun laws. The new legislation was effectively an agreement drawn up between the Australian government and Australia's various states and territories, which adopted the new legislation by passing their own corresponding laws. While specific laws do vary from state to state, they are all guided by the NFA."
At least 15 people were murdered at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach by two gunmen. The suspects were a 50-year-old man, who was shot dead by police at the scene, and his 24-year-old son, who was also shot and remains in hospital in critical but stable condition. The 50-year-old was a licensed firearms holder who had six firearms licensed to him and met eligibility criteria for a firearms licence. Police describe the incident as a terrorist attack and the worst mass shooting in Australia since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. The 1996 shooting prompted the National Firearms Agreement, which significantly tightened gun laws across states and territories.
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