SA Nationals Pressure Labor on Gun Policy

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SA Nationals candidate Ricky Lambert is ramping up pressure today on Premier Peter Malinowskas

and the South Australian Labour Party. He wants them to release their firearms policy

and publicly commit to skipping the federal government's national gun by-back scheme.

South Australia issues around 63,000 gun licenses. The by-back plan came days after the

Bondi terror attack in December 2025. It aims to remove surplus, newly banned,

and illegal firearms with funding split 50-50 between federal and state governments.

So far, Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Tasmania have refused to join.

The SA Liberals have pledged not to use state money for it, but Labour has stayed quiet.

Lambert and the SA Nationals, who hold no seats in parliament right now,

oppose any tweaks to the state's gun laws. The Premier calls them the strictest in Australia.

The party pushes the block ownership caps, increase funding for the firearms registry,

add more police to fight illegal gun trafficking, and allow kids.

Under 18 to get licenses for safe training in shooting sports or farming.

Lambert argues every licensed gun serves a lawful purpose, like sport shooting,

and shouldn't face backlash from rare tragedies. Meanwhile, a fresh report from the Australia

Institute flags concerns. It says South Australia has the weakest rules for proving a genuine reason

to own a gun, such as no requirements for club involvement, land access, or active participation

in hunting or sports. With 63,000 licenses, thousands might not truly need them.

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