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One of the perpetrators had 6 registered firearms. A frankly ridiculous amount for one person to have. Further proof that access to deadly weapons is… oh, I don’t know, maybe just possibly a bad thing that should be tightly regulated.
Imagine how bad it would have been if they had automatic weapons.
To be fair to legitrimate shooters, if you're a farmer or game shooter you'll need different firearms. It's a bit like owning six different sized spanners. The number of guns isn't the issue, it's the use.
Father was a member of a gun club and a license owner for 10 years. What's interesting is that his son was under investigation by ASIO in 2019 for a possible connection to ISIS.