Use evidence, not fear, says shooting industry

SIFA CEO James Walsh said focusing terrorism reforms on a highly regulated and law-abiding industry adds nothing to public safety and doesn’t tackle the actual cause of the tragic Bondi terror attack.

“The legislative changes introduced post-Bondi by the Minns Labor government have had a disastrous impact on the legitimate NSW shooting industry.

"The government used a tragedy to blur the line between genuine terror threats and highly vetted, legally licensed firearms owners," Mr Walsh said.

"It relies on fear rather than evidence. It is poor policy, and its biggest failure is that it won’t even make our communities any safer. This private member’s bill is a crucial first step for legislators to get us back to a point where we can have a genuine discussion without the high emotion and trauma following a terror attack."