Premier Chris Minns says he will recall the NSW parliament to discus urgent gun reform. Photo: ABC News/Nick Dole
The New South Wales parliament will be recalled before Christmas next week to consider gun reforms after the Bondi terror attack.
Premier Chris Minns said among the reforms to be discussed were proposed limits on the number of firearms a licensed shooter could own.
The proposed legislation would also reclassify straight shotguns and prohibit belt-fed ammunition magazines in those weapons.
The legislation would seek to remove the right of shooters to appeal to the NSW civil and administrative tribunal, when a licence was revoked.
The proposed laws would seek to limit the number of guns an individual could hold in NSW. Photo: ABC News/Sam Clark
Minns said the government would share the proposed bill with the opposition as soon as possible.
Authorities have previously confirmed Bondi Beach shooting gunman Sajid Akram was licensed for six registered firearms, all of which were seized in the hours after the attack.
Minns said the legislation was being drafted and would be fast-tracked through parliament, which would sit on 22-23 December.
Protest restrictions flagged
The premier said the state government would also consider measures to restrict protest activity after terror threats.
"My concern is that a mass demonstration in this combustible situation with our multicultural community could light a flame that would be impossible to extinguish," he said.
Minns says restrictions on mass demonstrations during terror threats are also being considered. Photo: ABC News/Jack Fisher
"We're looking at reforms whereby, when there's a terrorism designation in the state, the police commissioner may not accept applications for protests on the grounds it will both stretch police resources and, secondly, add to community disharmony, and as a result, a combustible situation in the state.
"I have to explore all possible ways of ensuring that we lower the temperature in New South Wales and Sydney."
Million-plus firearms in NSW
Only Western Australia currently has a limit on the number of firearms for an individual.
Across NSW, there are individual firearm owners who are registered to hold between two and 298 guns, according to NSW Police data current as of June this year.
More than 50 people had more than 100 firearms registered to them, with some owning more than 200 guns.
In January, research by Canberra-based think tank the Australia Institute found NSW was the Australian jurisdiction with the highest number of guns, with more than 1.1 million firearms registered across the state.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened an urgent meeting of national cabinet to discus gun reform on Monday. Photo: AFP / Australian Prime Minister's Office
Minns' announcement came after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an urgent meeting of national cabinet, where premiers and first ministers agreed to bolster rules around gun ownership.
Accelerating the launch of a national firearms register and making Australian citizenship a condition of a gun licence was also being considered.
Australia's gun laws are considered as some of the strictest in the world and were introduced by the Howard government, after 35 people were killed in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.
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