Subhead:Australia already has the world’s strictest gun laws, but pressure is growing to introduce even tougher legislation while deeper questions about immigration and extremism are being ignored.# YouTube-embed:wyvx7qen0HU Australian authorities are facing mounting pressure to further tighten already stringent gun laws following the Bondi Beach terror attack, even as critics argue the national conversation is overlooking how violent extremism was allowed to take root in the country in the first place. Australia has some of the strictest gun laws in the world. It’s not the guns. pic.twitter.com/x8p6cYLIV3 — PNW Conservative (@PNWConservative) December 14, 2025 The attack unfolded on Sunday evening during a Hanukkah celebration attended by hundreds of families, leaving at least 15 people dead in what has been described as one of the darkest days in Australia’s history. Police declared the shooting a targeted terrorist incident against the Jewish community. Will changing the gun laws stop terrorism in Australia? — Matthew Camenzuli (@Matt_Camenzuli) December 15, 2025 Father and son Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire just before 7pm. Sajid Akram was shot dead by police at the scene, while his son remains under police guard in hospital in a critical but stable condition. Victims range in age from 10 to 87.