There you go again Indy, with your 95% nonsense again.

Issy, no comment on the part played by the gun lobby in NSW as they've white-anted robust gun control laws to the detriment of the law-abiding general public. In the Edwards case, the actions of Firearms Registry and the Commissioner of Police were the product of a system that has been allowed to be corrupted by vested gun lobby interests.

The 24 recommendations of the Coroner need to be considered and acted upon asap. A complete review of all licenced persons needs to be undertaken to determine their suitability, and weed out the undesirables.

There you go again Indy, with your 95% nonsense again.
Paul1405,
Really ? Too close to the bone for you more likely !

Good to see Joe Biden is taking action against the gun lobby in the US following a number of mass shootings. Biden called the gun violence an “epidemic” and “international embarrassment”.

If Biden is willing to take on the powerful gun lobby for the good of the nation, why can't Australian politicians do likewise. Its time to remove all guns from the hands of those with no legitimate reason to hold a gun. Like John Edwards who pretended to be a sports or recreational shooter he was able to slip under the radar. With our lax gun laws there are possibly thousands of undesirables holding gun licences. Its time government acted to clean up the mess! A new no gun, no fun policy is what's needed!

Good Morning Paul,

The inquest has found the deaths of Sydney children
by their father were preventable if he hadn't been
able to access guns.

John Edwards shot his 15 year old son Jack and his
13 year old daughter Jennifer at their home in West
Pennant Hills in 2018. Later that day he killed
himself and six months after these happenings his
ex wife Olga Edwards committed suicide. An inquest
into these deaths followed.

Finally on the 7th April 2021 the inquest into all their
deaths handed down - finding police, the firearms
registry, and the family law system failed to pick
up on the warning signs.

Edwards had a long history of domestic violence but
was legally allowed to buy five guns.

24 recommendations have been made including as mentioned
earlier better domestic violence training for police and
the decision makers at the firearms registry.

We can only trust that these recommendations will be taken
on board to prevent incidents such as these from happening
again.

Paul,

You are shewing signs of desperation again.

Foxy,

"The inquest has found the deaths of Sydney children
by their father were preventable if he hadn't been
able to access guns"

Utter nonsense.
The man obviously wanted to kill his children and there was no way to stop him short of arrest and there was no cause to arrest him.

What was to stop him using the kitchen carving knife or pieces of fishing line as garottes or poison?

Get with it, it's a rough world out there.

The facts are - John Edwards had a long history
of domestic violence but was legally allowed to
buy 5 guns.

Police admitted they failed to record or even read
Edwards case notes which allowed him to legally
purchase the firearms - including the Glock pistol
that would kill his son and daughter.

John Edwards applied for a firearms licence 18 months
before the shooting. He had it all planned. And guns were
his weapons of choice. The firearms registry admitted it
ignored Edwards's 15 domestic violence related entries
about John Edwards on the police database while deciding
whether he should have access to guns.

How Edwards came to access firearms despite a long history
of domestic violence was a CENTRAL issue at the inquest
into the deaths of his children.

And that is something that cannot and should not be
brushed aside, excused, or ignored.