Nation-leading penalties targeting criminals and terrorists with guns
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a clear and strong response to target criminals and terrorists with guns to make Queensland safer.
Nation-leading penalties for stealing firearms and ammunition, 3D-printed weapons, and new offences to crack down on drive-by shootings.
The legislation follows strong and decisive measures announced to combat antisemitism and crack down on terrorist-motivated chants and symbols.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and delivering a clear and strong response to the Bondi beach terrorist attack.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering nation-leading penalties to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and terrorists, in the next steps of its reforms to make Queensland safer.
The tough laws – to be introduced to Parliament this week – deliver a suite of strengthened powers targeting terrorists and criminals, including nation-leading penalties for illegal firearms, drive-by shootings at places of worship, emerging threats such as 3D-printed weapons, and are the next step in the Crisafulli Government’s calm and methodical response to the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The Bill includes:
- Increased penalties for trafficking firearms or ammunition, increasing the maximum penalty to a nation-leading life imprisonment;
- Strengthened police powers to disrupt illegal firearm trafficking;
- A new offence prohibiting the reckless discharge of a weapon towards a building or vehicle to crackdown on the rise in drive-by shootings, including those targeting places of worship, and;
- Expanded powers for police to consider a broader range of matters when determining weapons licence eligibility, including any history of violence, threatened violence or weapons-related offending;
- New requirements for Queensland weapons licence holders to be Australian citizens subject to limited exceptions;
- A new offence prohibiting the possession and distribution of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms.
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104469