NSW Coalition splits over gun laws as parliament resumes
Nationals MP and opposition police spokesman Paul Toole declared he would vote against the bill because of the gun reforms, which he called a distraction from antisemitism.
“Over the past two and a half years, the failure of the federal and state Labor governments have done little to stop this growing environment of hatred and division,” he said.
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“And now they want to rush through gun law reform which attacks law-abiding citizens, our farmers, landholders, sporting shooters, gun shop owners and so on.”
A Liberal source lamented the Nationals’ decision, saying the party was falling into a trap set by the government to talk about gun control rather than radical Islam.
The Labor Friends of Palestine released a statement on Sunday urging the government to reconsider the protest element of the bill. Members of Minns’ cabinet, including ministers Jihad Dib and Penny Sharpe, attended the Harbour Bridge pro-Palestine march earlier this year.
More to come.
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