We need policies that actually take crime down and take criminals down, not policies that are virtue signalling, Minister.
The killer was in possession of illegal firearms without a licence. The police knew that the Portapique killer had access to firearms, and they weren't acting, so how would having a ban do anything to prevent criminals from accessing firearms?
Currently in this country there are bans on criminals possessing firearms without a licence as it is, yet criminals continue to access firearms. Bans don't seem to be working, Minister. How do you think this new so-called ban on so-called assault-style firearms is going to be any different?