一份报告显示,新南威尔士有数千人持有猎枪执照,但没有积极参与,这在2025年持照枪手发动袭击后引起安全关切。 A report reveals thousands in New South Wales hold hunting gun licences without active participation, raising safety concerns after a 2025 attack by licensed shooters.

新报告显示,在新南威尔士州发放枪支许可证方面存在重大差异,多达253 670人持有娱乐性狩猎或射击许可证,但2024年6月至2025年7月期间,只有35 761人积极参与这些活动。 A new report reveals a major discrepancy in New South Wales gun licensing, with up to 253,670 people holding licences for recreational hunting or shooting, yet only about 35,761 actively participating in those activities between June 2024 and July 2025. 澳大利亚协会说,这说明许多许可证持有者可能利用一个漏洞,利用俱乐部非活跃成员或最低成员数来满足“真正理由”的要求,引起公共安全问题。 The Australia Institute says this suggests many licence holders may be exploiting a loophole by using inactive or minimal club memberships to satisfy the "genuine reason" requirement, raising public safety concerns. 这个问题在2025年12月邦迪海滩攻击事件之后变得紧迫,这次攻击是两名男子进行的,他们合法地通过狩猎许可证获得火器,其中一人多年来没有参加他的俱乐部。 The issue gained urgency after the December 2025 Bondi Beach attack, carried out by two men who legally obtained firearms through hunting licences, one of whom had not attended his club in years. 批评者认为,该制度使非参与者能够获取枪支,这有可能增加枪支暴力的风险,包括家庭虐待事件,而枪支游说团体则对调查结果提出异议,并维持现行法律是有效的。 Critics argue the system enables non-participants to access firearms, potentially increasing risks of gun violence, including domestic abuse incidents, while gun lobby groups dispute the findings and maintain current laws are effective.