Roland Browne
Roland Browne is the vice chair of Gun Control Australia and a lawyer working in civil and criminal areas, including administrative review, personal injury, anti-discrimination, environment and planning and crime. In the criminal area he has a busy practice defending forest protesters and other civilly disobedient people. He is also a spokesperson for No New Stadium.
Australia's gun laws need reform: tightening the "genuine reason" requirement
Recent Australia Institute research showing that perhaps 200,000 people in NSW have gun licences that they don’t need highlights a key aspect of Australia’s gun laws that has not been well implemented. To own a gun here, you need a genuine reason to. Post-Bondi, Australia’s gun laws are in the spotlight and understanding their details and history will be important if they are to be strengthened effectively.
