Gun Control Australia says NSW now has more than one million registered firearms as it campaigns for severe restrictions on licensing.
More than 850 guns belonging to three Sydneysiders are among one million registered firearms across NSW, new data shows.
The GCA says NSW is the most obvious example of"compliance slippage" with the National Firearms Agreement, struck after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. "NSW gun laws breach the National Firearms Agreement 11 times, including by allowing silencers, removing the need to provide a reason to acquire additional firearms, and having no limits on ammunition purchases," GCA president Sam Lee said in a statement.
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