The Greens congratulate Tasmanian Labor Leader Josh Willie on the announcement he will move to introduce caps on individual ownership of firearms.
Over the past two months, the Greens have strongly and repeatedly advocated for this critical public safety measure. When the Liberals announced their weak firearms measures, we flagged we would pursue amendments to achieve firearms caps. It’s fantastic to see Labor are now on board.
Too often in the past we’ve seen the Labor party criticising the government for their actions, but not proposing or fighting for any solutions. It’s great to see a sign that might be starting to change.
Of course, there’s still a lot that needs to be worked through, but the policy announced by the Opposition Leader today is a big deal. If it becomes law, it will make a real difference to community safety.
We congratulate Mr Willie on bringing some positive vision to his speech – something that’s unfortunately been sorely lacking elsewhere.
