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‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms

The Australian Recreation Union (ARU), a gun users' group, is targeting 17 marginal Labor seats in the 2027 New South Wales (NSW) election to campaign for candidates opposing the firearm control laws enacted after the December 2025 Bondi terror attack, which limit recreational firearms to four per person and 10 for commercial uses. The NSW Nationals opposed the rushed legislation, while the Liberals initially supported it but have since suggested revisiting the changes, and the Minns Labor government defends the reforms as critical for community safety.