The PM must show the same determination and commitment as John Howard following the Port Arthur massacre and abolish recreational hunting licences The Bondi shooting has guaranteed that formulation of new laws to control gun use will be urgently considered at state and federal levels. It is well overdue. New laws in Western Australia provide an excellent model for such laws, and it is time we had informed national oversight of gun ownership and use. Anthony Albanese must now show the same leadership, determination and commitment John Howard showed after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, including a commitment to abolish recreational hunting licences. Anything less will fail to honour the lives of those lost at Bondi. Charles Watson is a public health physician and a board member of Gun Control Australia. Roland Browne has been a gun control advocate since 1987 and is a lawyer and vice-chair of Gun Control Australia Continue reading...