James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government is committed to keeping our community safe and has put in place a range of measures to keep illegal firearms off our streets, including investing $88 million to increase Customs inspections, boost the capacity of agencies to detect firearms at the border, enhance cooperation with the states and territories through the $116 million National Anti-Gangs Squad and close a legal loophole that allowed criminals to avoid prosecution for trafficking firearms parts into Australia. Today, in line with our election commitments, we have introduced legislation to double the maximum penalty for firearms trafficking to 20 years and introduce five-year mandatory minimum sentences.