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Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 16 October 2026

Jeff Bacon, managing director of Oceania Precision, has been described by the NSW party’s leader as ‘my go-to man on the firearms industry’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A firearms manufacturer hoping to represent One Nation in New South Wales wants to repeal gun laws introduced following the Bondi beach massacre, after arguing “every single one” of the rifles he produces was banned in the state.

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Earlier this month, One Nation’s NSW leader, Mike Newman, and the federal MP Barnaby Joyce revealed Jeff Bacon would be second on the party’s upper house ticket in the March state election. Continue reading...

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Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles

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