Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Senator Rhiannon. The Turnbull government has no intention of changing the National Firearms Agreement, which, I think we would all agree, is one of John Howard's greatest legacies. We do have strong and effective gun laws that strike the right balance between keeping Australians safe and protecting the rights of law-abiding firearms owners.

The fact is—and I feel obliged to point this out for the sake of completeness, though not, obviously, directing this at Senator Rhiannon, but to those opposite—that those opposite have a proven track record of not being as strong on these issues as they might. For example, the Australian Labor Party have refused to support our legislation for mandatory minimum sentencing for illegal firearms trafficking.