Key facts
- Jeff Bacon, a firearms manufacturer, is running for One Nation in the NSW upper house.
- Bacon aims to repeal recent NSW gun laws that limit firearm ownership and reclassify certain weapons.
- The laws were enacted following the Bondi beach massacre.
- Oceania Precision, Bacon's company, states its rifles are banned in NSW under the new legislation.
- The NSW government plans a joint buyback of weapons with the federal government, starting November 2.
- The reforms limit recreational license holders to four firearms and primary producers to 10.
Jeff Bacon, a firearms manufacturer and candidate for One Nation in New South Wales, is campaigning to repeal recent gun laws enacted after the Bondi beach massacre. Bacon, managing director of Oceania Precision, argues that the new legislation, which limits recreational license holders to four firearms and primary producers to 10, effectively bans all rifles produced by his company. He stated that his business would be "broke in six months" if the reforms continue. The laws also reclassify weapons like straight-pull and lever-release rifles, making them unavailable to recreational hunters. NSW is participating in a federal buyback scheme for these weapons, set to begin on November 2. Bacon previously ran for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and the Nationals before joining One Nation. He believes the weapons industry was not consulted on the reforms. One Nation's platform includes repealing the buyback and other changes to firearms laws. A recent poll suggests One Nation could win at least five upper house seats in the upcoming March state election.