Greens
Ownership limits, tighter licence checks and restrictions on high-risk firearms
View detailed claimsVictoria 2026 · Policy comparison
Firearms Policy
Jurisdiction: State PrimaryFirearm licensing, ownership rules, categories, storage, enforcement, trafficking and lawful sporting, hunting and farming use in Victoria.
4 of 4 comparison columns contain a sourced position.
How to read this comparison. The short cards show each party's recorded approach.
The detailed section reproduces the sourced claims underneath. There are no scores, rankings or inferred
positions. Policy cells show only positions with an individually sourced public record (manifesto, press release, Hansard, or Parliamentary Budget Office costing). An empty cell means no sourced position is in the ledger yet — not that a party has no view, and not an editorial judgement of importance.
Direct comparison
At a glance
Labor
Stronger licensing checks, permanent prohibition orders and tougher trafficking penalties
View detailed claimsLiberal–Nationals
Party-specific positions
Nationals: Target criminal access while protecting licensed farmers, hunters and sporting shooters
View detailed claimsOne Nation
Streamline lawful ownership, review the NFA and strengthen penalties for criminal use
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Party positions
Greens
Back to comparison- Pledge
Introduce strict limits on the number of firearms an individual may own.
Victorian Greens · published 16 Dec 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Ban rapid-fire and high-powered weapons beyond the existing category restrictions advocated by the party.
Victorian Greens · published 16 Dec 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026
2 more claims
- Pledge
Use time-limited licences with repeated character, family-violence and risk checks.
Victorian Greens · published 16 Dec 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Support a buyback for firearms made unlawful by stronger regulation and require prompt reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
Victorian Greens · published 16 Dec 2025 · verified 1 Aug 2026
Labor
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Require firearms licence applicants and renewing licensees to undergo national AusCheck background checks using criminal and national-security intelligence.
Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Generally limit firearms licences to Australian citizens, subject to specified exemptions including livelihood needs.
Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
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- Pledge
Increase maximum penalties for large-scale firearms trafficking and strengthen offences involving firearm prohibition orders.
Victorian Government · published 16 June 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Position
Reject a numerical cap on firearms held by an individual licensee while recognising legitimate use by primary producers, hunters and sporting shooters.
Victorian Government · published 24 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
Liberal–Nationals
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The Nationals have a published Victorian firearms position; no qualifying Victorian Liberal policy is recorded.
Liberal
No sourced position recorded for Liberal
Nationals
- Opposition
Oppose numerical caps on firearms held by compliant licence holders, arguing that caps would burden farmers, hunters, sporting shooters and clubs without addressing criminal access.
The Nationals Victoria · published 31 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Position
Require evidence-led reform and genuine consultation with licensed owners and shooting organisations rather than rushed or blanket restrictions.
The Nationals Victoria · published 22 Feb 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
2 more claims
- Position
Support tougher penalties and intelligence-led enforcement against firearms trafficking, theft, illegal possession and extremist or criminal access.
The Nationals Victoria · published 22 Feb 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Position
Support a national firearms register and citizenship limits for firearms licences while opposing broader restrictions considered disproportionate.
The Nationals Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
One Nation
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Legislate an amnesty allowing voluntary surrender or registration of unregistered firearms and examine a market-value voluntary buyback.
One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Streamline licensing and standardise firearm licences, including category H, to ten-year terms.
One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
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- Pledge
Advocate a review of the National Firearms Agreement to pursue uniform rules and stronger consultation with sporting, recreational and rural users.
One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Permit regulated use of noise-suppression devices for pest, stock and feral-animal management and facilitate supervised junior participation in shooting sports.
One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
- Pledge
Increase penalties where firearms are brandished or used in crime and strengthen border controls and penalties for illegal weapons trafficking.
One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026
Who controls firearms policy?
Jurisdiction: State PrimaryVictoria administers firearm licensing, registration, categories, storage requirements, prohibition orders and most firearm offences under state law. National agreements, imports, border controls and the emerging national firearms register involve the Commonwealth and other jurisdictions.
- Victoria
- The Firearms Act, licences and permits, registration and storage rules, firearm prohibition orders, trafficking offences and Victoria Police enforcement.
- Commonwealth
- Firearm imports and customs controls, national firearms agreements, national intelligence checks and the national firearms register framework.