They said
“Community safety is our top priority.”
Yasmin Catley, NSW Labor Police Minister · 16 Aug 2026
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Your electorate
Legal firearms are registered to a named licence holder and locked in a safe. The 260,000+ illegal ones were never registered to anyone — and the buyback does not touch one of them.
Your local member
What the NSW Labor Government told you
“The toughest gun laws in the country.”
Chris Minns, NSW Labor Premier · 16 Aug 2026
“The next step is getting the guns… out of circulation and permanently off our streets.”
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They said
“Community safety is our top priority.”
Yasmin Catley, NSW Labor Police Minister · 16 Aug 2026
They said
“Fewer dangerous guns in our community means a safer New South Wales.”
Chris Minns, NSW Labor Premier · 16 Aug 2026
They said
“We will not be surrendering our streets to organised criminals. Not now. Not ever.”
Yasmin Catley, NSW Labor Police Minister · 3 Sep 2026
NSW Government
“Reduce the number of firearms and make communities safer.”
NSW Government buyback announcement · 16 Aug 2026
firearms handed in
Jan–Jun 2026 vs 2025
Firearms handed in to dealers and police
NSW Labor Government
“It's expensive. But it's a price worth paying.”
Chris Minns, NSW Labor Premier · 16 Aug 2026
projected amnesty hand-ins
Jan–Jun 2027 vs 2025
Actual Jan–Jun 2026, then projected from the dealer survey