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Response to ABC 7:30 Report: Spotlight on the rising threat of 3D-printed and privately made firearms

November 6th, 2024

Last night, ABC’s 7.30 programme highlighted the alarming rise and dangers posed by 3D-printed and privately made firearms. The issue...

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No longer an emerging issue: Privately Made Firearms symposium

October 17th, 2024

The Alannah & Madeline Foundation was invited to attend and participate in the Privately Made Firearms (PMFs) symposium convened by...

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A monumental win for community safety with significant government funding to implement National Firearms Register

April 27th, 2024

Today the Attorney General Mark Dreyfus and Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan announced that the Federal Government has committed a...

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National Firearms Register agreed upon today by National Cabinet

December 6th, 2023

The Alannah & Madeline Foundation commends our political leaders for today agreeing to a National Firearms Register that has been...

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Firearm Safety Advocates Support Western Australian Gun Reforms

October 17th, 2023

The Alannah & Madeline Foundation and the Australian Gun Safety Alliance welcome Western Australia’s commitment to public safety through their...

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The Australian Gun Safety Alliance commends National Cabinet for committing to a review of the establishment of a National Firearms Register

February 3rd, 2023

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance (AGSA) commends the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers for agreeing to the need for...

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National gun safety laws must be standardised

December 21st, 2022

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance (AGSA) and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation have backed a push to nationalise the country’s...

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The Australian Gun Safety Alliance welcomes the West Australian Government’s commitment to improve community safety

March 22nd, 2022

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance (AGSA) is pleased to see the Western Australian Government commit to the revision of its...

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Our statement on Nitram

July 26th, 2021

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance understands the importance of the creative industries telling stories of significant events in Australia’s history....

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National Firearm Amnesty begins

July 2nd, 2021

AGSA is very pleased to have worked with Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs The Hon. Jason...

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AGSA appointed to new NSW Police Consultation Council

June 29th, 2021

Earlier this year NSW Police announced the establishment of a new Firearms Registry Consultation Council “to create a forum for...

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"What we did after Port Arthur saved lives"

June 15th, 2021

The pain and grief of relatives of those killed, and of the wounded and psychologically harmed at Port Arthur 25...

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Phillip Alpers on why Australia has no room for complacency on gun control

June 7th, 2021

Comparing armed violence, firearm injury prevention and gun laws across the world seems an extraordinary feat but gunpolicy.org does just...

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Gun-control campaigner Samantha Lee never wavers

May 31st, 2021

In the face of continuous highly vocal – and sometimes vitriolic – opposition, gun-control campaigner Samantha Lee never wavers. Before...

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The impact of data and hard facts

May 25th, 2021

The public outrage following the massacre at Port Arthur in 1996 lit a fire under the simmering gun control debate....

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Rebecca Peters, a self-described 'visible activist'

May 19th, 2021

By the time the terrible death toll at Port Arthur was finally tallied, Rebecca Peters was already hard at work...

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25 years on from the National Firearms Agreement

May 18th, 2021

The recent 25th anniversary of the tragic events at Port Arthur reminded Australians of the terrible loss of life and the...

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AGSA in consultation with Commonwealth Government

November 3rd, 2020

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance (AGSA) is very pleased to be part of a regular consultation process on firearm matters...

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The haunting of Port Arthur: MPs launch new push on gun laws

October 2nd, 2020

Andrew Leigh has little difficulty summoning a haunting argument for gun control in Australia. As a law student at the...

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New gun safety alliance will save lives

September 28th, 2020

The Australian Gun Safety Alliance, a coalition of concerned organisations committed to ensuring that gun laws are upheld around the...

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Men charged after allegedly making guns with a 3D printer

September 28th, 2020

Two western Sydney men are facing weapons and drugs charges after allegedly using a 3D printer to make gun parts...

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Latrell Mitchell pleads guilty to firearms charges

September 28th, 2020

Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge after a video was posted to social media…

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The 3D printed fun isn’t coming. It’s already here

September 28th, 2020

On October 9, 2019 — Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year — a young white man attempted...

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