Premier Reassures Gun Lobby Despite Federal Crackdown Pledge
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas privately told gun groups he had no plans to strengthen firearm laws, contradicting his public commitment to a national crackdown.
Hopes for uniform nationwide gun control reform are fading as states walk back their federal cabinet commitment following the Bondi beach massacre. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has caused controversy by privately assuring the gun lobby that he has no plans to tighten firearm laws in his state, despite publicly agreeing to a national crackdown.
In a letter signed just a day before the state election campaign began, Malinauskas told a peak shooters group that South Australia already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country and there is
Source: The Guardian
