Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. Can I say again, categorically: my government will never weaken Australia's gun laws. I wish I could say the same, however, for the opposition. As this duplicitous opposition leader knows, who stands up, dripping with sanctimony about guns: he is the leader that has twice opposed mandatory sentences for people who smuggle guns. The guns that kill, the guns that terrorists use, are smuggled guns—illegal guns. We know that and so do the families of their victims. We want to stop that. We work day and night to keep our country safe, and we have asked you to support mandatory sentences. And what does the Labor Party say?

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

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