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Proposed Australian National Firearms Laws

22 December 2025 By Lee Capocchi, Australian Independent Media

Change from State-based and comprehensive database

By Lee Capocchi

First and foremost: We are not proposing to take away firearms from legitimate and legal owners and users.

What we are proposing is changing shooter Licencing and Weapon registration from a State-based system to a National System.

Creating a National database modelled on existing Driver Licencing, Vehicle registration and fleet-ownership system.

Let’s get the major changes covered first

• A National Shooter and Weapons Authority.
• All shooter Licences and Weapons registrations to be renewed three yearly.
• A National Database that may be accessed by all interested and relevant parties. This will include Police, Security Agencies, Firearms Dealers, Gun Clubs, Shooting ranges and people buying and selling firearms. Access and ability to read or enter data will vary according to requirements of each group.
• Such usage to record each and every access, by whom and what was read or written, similar to the Police LEAP system.
• Recording of Ballistics for EVERY weapon in circulation. Starting with sales of new firearms by dealers, then when there is ownership transfer of second hand weapons, and the balance of existing weapons on Licence or registration renewal.
• Ballistics samples to be held by Authority. Details to be in database as per fingerprints.
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  Group ownership laws which will include Police, Military where weapons are carried in Public Spaces, Clubs, Shooting Ranges.
• Automatic flagging within system or by authorities or other users.
• Transfer of ownership modelled on motor vehicle transfer with Buyer and Seller to complete and separately submit paperwork.
• Tighter rules for weapons stored by authorities.
• Speedy identification of lost or stolen weapons.
• Special permits or licences for those that do technical work on firearms. Renewed annually.
• Physical checks on flagged owners, weapons and special permits.
• Non-Citizens and visitors are not permitted to have a Weapons Licence and are not permitted to own or use a firearm.
  • An exception will be made for visiting shooting competitors and their weapons used for competitions/sports Eg commonwealth games or Olympics
• Permanent Residents may obtain a Provisional Licence and be limited to 1 firearm only. (Red P on Licence)
• Only citizens may hold a full licence and for the first 3 years from obtaining that licence (Green P on licence) may only possess 2 weapons.
  • an exception will be made for Professional shooters employed in this field
• Professional Shooters may have more than 5 weapons

Benefits of the new system

Lost or stolen weapons will be traceable to last known owner and location. Any responsible person or Authority will quickly know if a weapon is so lost or stolen. This will include buyers and dealers as well as police.

Any ballistic sample obtained at a crime scene will be traceable to last known owner and location and provide Authorities with a serial number and let them know if that weapon was reported lost or stolen. It will instantly link crimes committed with the same weapon.

The database will track which owners are permitted to use which weapons and the number and type owned.

Authorities (mainly police) will be more accountable to tracking all weapons held in custody or storage, as will dealers.

There will be tracking of weapons sent for destruction, which currently does not occur, and if weapon is used in a crime the data trail will point to what happened and who did it.

Police in cars will also be able to check or update quickly on their terminals or tablets.

Downsides of new system

Expect Kickback from:

• Police, Clubs, Ranges and even the Military
• Owners who currently do not have to regularly of frequently renew registration or licences
• Dealers who will need to set up access and purchase ballistics testing equipment.

For the first 3 years there will need to be a large team of staff doing data entry and filing of ballistics samples, after which activity will settle down to renewals and registration. The workload will be somewhat reduced by mandating dealers do the entry for new and secondhand weapons and do the ballistics testing. There will need to be designated police stations to do ballistics and certain tasks like late renewals, etc.

For remote or poorly serviced, paperwork and ballistic samples can be posted to the central authority using registered post.

Some details

All new weapons will be entered in the system and have with ballistics done at point of sale. So rather than fishing a bullet out of someone and simply identifying the type of weapon, authorities will know the serial number of the gun and who, if anyone, was the last owner.

Previous names and addresses of licence owners will be on display and also previous owners of weapons also will be immediately visible. A search of the database can be instigated to further trace history if needed………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. https://theaimn.net/proposed-australian-national-firearms-laws/

December 24, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, weapons and war