NSW premier initially supported the controversial bill which would have allowed recreational hunters to shoot feral animals on public lands
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The New South Wales premier has backtracked on a central element of a Shooters and Fishers’ private member’s bill – enshrining a right to hunt – saying it could undermine gun control and send the state down the US path of a right to bear arms.
“We won’t be supporting any provision in [the bill] that will water down gun laws in NSW. They’ve been important pieces of keeping the community safe for a long period of time,” Minns said.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/08/chris-minns-backtracks-nsw-right-to-hunt-shooters-and-fishers-bill
Author : Anne Davies
Publish date : 2025-09-08 07:08:00
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