00:00This isn't universally supported.
00:02In some quarters this is controversial and it will be opposed.
00:05We're not changing our position.
00:07More than 2,400 firearms have already been registered for surrender
00:11as New South Wales' controversial gun buyback scheme
00:15gets underway following the deadly Bondi terror attack.
00:19On the opening day, 331 gun owners had registered
00:23to hand over 2,420 firearms,
00:26with eligible owners offered compensation ranging
00:29from $450 to $1,000 per weapon.
00:33The scheme was introduced following the attack at Bondi Beach
00:37that claimed 15 lives.
00:39Queensland, Victoria and South Australia
00:42have rejected participation in the broader national scheme.
00:45Anyone of my close associates that may want to get into the sport,
00:51into the culture to get licensed up
00:53if I need to spread some of my firearms around.
00:56The New South Wales program will run for 12 months
00:59with a second phase targeting higher value firearms
01:02expected to begin in 2027.
01:25from the
