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‘Disarmed and defenceless’: Americans blame Australia’s strict gun laws for mass shooting at Bondi Beach (Barf alert)
News.com.au ^ | December 15, 2025 | Samuel Clench

Posted on 12/15/2025 7:23:59 PM PST by DoodleBob

Pro-gun voices in the United States have seized on the mass shooting at Bondi Beach to express contempt for Australia’s gun laws,

Less so with the critique from certain Americans. The sort who are perpetually insisting it’s inappropriate to talk about gun laws when the bullets are killing their own children, but are now eager to shout “I told you so”.

A small sample, here.

“Australia has among the toughest gun laws in the world, and ‘diversity is their strength’. Pray for the victims, and for wisdom to follow.”

“I was reliably told that Australia’s strict gun laws eliminated mass shootings from ever happening. I was reliably told that there were only upsides to mass migration.”

“Australians are disarmed and defenceless thanks to strict gun laws. This is what happens when only criminals have guns. Absolute madness.”

“Australia took away its citizens’ guns, but 10 people at Bondi Beach are dead anyway because terrorists don’t care about gun laws. The only thing the Australian government did was make sure its unarmed, law-abiding citizens are now sitting ducks unable to defend themselves.”

“If only Australia had strict gun laws ... oh wait ... IT’S NOT THE F***ING GUNS YOU DUMB F***S!”

The Americans do have such a way with words. And a way of missing the point.

This country recognised gun violence was an unacceptable problem, decided to do something substantive about it, and decades later this one horrific tragedy has stained our efforts. At least we’ve made an effort.

Australia copping sledges from Americans on this is like a straight-A student who failed one test being mocked and pelted with spitballs, by the delinquent kid at the back of the class who’s been made to repeat two years in a row.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; banglist; beach; bondibeach; terrorism
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1 posted on 12/15/2025 7:23:59 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

Clench


2 posted on 12/15/2025 7:26:20 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: DoodleBob

You’re a dumb one, Mr. Clench.


3 posted on 12/15/2025 7:27:40 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: DoodleBob

When the citizenry is disarmed and the LEOs are largely witnesses…. What other conclusion can be drawn?!


4 posted on 12/15/2025 7:29:20 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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To: DoodleBob

Further, when your PM says the response is more restrictive gun laws… YOUR HEAD IS UP YOUR ASS!!!!!


5 posted on 12/15/2025 7:31:05 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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To: DoodleBob

No we don’t.

We blame your idiotic importation of Islamics. We suffer from some of the same problems.

Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization and the U.S. Constitution.


6 posted on 12/15/2025 7:34:52 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: DoodleBob

I hear the shooters were known to their FBI, and in spite of the tough gun laws for citizens the father had a gun license and six guns.


7 posted on 12/15/2025 7:35:23 PM PST by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: DoodleBob

There are two major problems that have lead to this. A nation-wide gun-free zone, and welcoming in the most radical and violent cultists in the world.


8 posted on 12/15/2025 7:35:33 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: DoodleBob

it’s not the guns. Vehicles knives even rocks can kill too. Airplanes as well as we learned almost 25 years ago.


9 posted on 12/15/2025 7:36:42 PM PST by xp38
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To: DoodleBob
At least we’ve made an effort.

DAt least we "did something".

Dumbass

10 posted on 12/15/2025 7:36:53 PM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: DoodleBob

The word isn’t “blame” but “IDENTIFY.”

Disarming potential victims just guarantees more victims.

Think of it as socioeconomics, applying fundamental economics “law” to social issues.

If you get MORE of what you subsidize, and LESS of what you TAX, by disarming more people, you get more VICTIMS.

The solution is guns. In all capable hands, and training from childhood up to have the will to use them and the wisdom to know when.


11 posted on 12/15/2025 7:39:20 PM PST by normbal (normbal. Non-native Tennessean.)
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To: Rummyfan

Did the police who were shivering and hiding behind the bushes in shock have guns?
If a few concealed carry individuals had been in attendance, the carnage would have been decreased dramatically.


12 posted on 12/15/2025 7:39:57 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: DoodleBob

Okay, so where did they get the guns?


13 posted on 12/15/2025 7:40:10 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: DoodleBob

One thing’s for sure Ausie’s, your govt isn’t going to give back your gun rights. Once you let them take your guns it was forever no matter what happens to you.


14 posted on 12/15/2025 7:40:19 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: FreedomPoster

People would be wise to consider that the Koran is not a Holy book, it’s a war plan.


15 posted on 12/15/2025 7:44:08 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: DoodleBob

Somone on the news shows tonight said Australia’s solution to the violent jihadis shooting people is to tighten the Australian gun restriction laws even more so ONLY violent jihadis will have any guns.


16 posted on 12/15/2025 7:49:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your wa lls. )
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Disarmed and defenceless

Which part of that is wrong? Other than misspelling defenseless. I mean.

17 posted on 12/15/2025 7:55:15 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: DoodleBob

The lack of their citizenry carrying firearms was the first thing that came to mind for me.


18 posted on 12/15/2025 7:56:45 PM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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"At least we’ve made an effort"

So what if a bunch of Jeeeews get massacred? What's a little collateral damage? It's for a greater good. Just a small price to pay for cultural enrichment, our intentions are pure. What a dumb sh*t
19 posted on 12/15/2025 7:59:42 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Laiken Riley and Iryna Zarutska are my daughters. Charlie Kirk is my brother )
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“The sort who are perpetually insisting it’s inappropriate to talk about gun laws when the bullets are killing their own children,“

Well Sammy you are an f’n idiot and your countryman are sitting ducks.


20 posted on 12/15/2025 8:03:55 PM PST by iamgalt
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