17 December 2025
The New South Wales Parliament is set to be recalled to debate a package of gun law reforms following the mass-casualty attack at Bondi Beach, with the government proposing to cap the number of firearms an individual can own and remove existing appeal pathways for cancelled licences.
The renewed focus on firearm ownership has drawn attention to local licence data, which shows 643 registered firearm licences across North Shore suburbs, according to figures cited in the wake of the attack. The highest concentration is in the St Leonards and Crows Nest area, followed by Cremorne and Neutral Bay.
St Leonards and Crows Nest recorded 212 registered licences, while Cremorne had 117, Neutral Bay 110, North Sydney 107, Cammeray 62 and Kirribilli and Milsons Point 35.
In the days following the attack, residents across the North Shore left flowers and messages of support at Cremorne Synagogue, with local MPs issuing statements of solidarity with the community.
State Liberal MP for North Shore Felicity Wilson said she had contacted the synagogue to offer support. “I know many in our community are still struggling with the events that took place on Sunday,” Wilson wrote. “I have been in touch with Cremorne Synagogue to send our community’s solidarity and to offer any support they may need during this difficult time.”
NSW Liberal leader Kelly Sloane said she wanted the gun law debate to proceed on a bipartisan basis, but cautioned against losing focus on broader community safety concerns. “When it comes to gun reform, I would like to see this as a bipartisan issue,” Sloane said, adding that she did not want the debate to “divert from a very important discussion about one of the most serious weapons against our community, and that is antisemitism.”