Ilhan Praises Australia for Strict Gun Control Laws

Ilhan Omar Praises Australia's Gun Laws After Terror Attack Kills 15

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota praised Australia for its strict gun control laws on Sunday, even though those very measures failed to prevent a deadly terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.

The attack in Sydney, which authorities are investigating as an act of terrorism, saw at least two gunmen open fire, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40 others.

Appearing on MSNOW, Omar stated that Australia had "worked really hard" to enact gun control. She lamented the rise in violence, saying: “It is a tragedy that this has become a normal occurrence, not just in the United States, but now seeing it in Australia, who’s worked really hard to create gun prevention laws, to prevent the kind of tragedy that took place today.”

• Ilhan Omar calls for U.S. gun control after the tragic shooting in Australia
• Australia already has some of the world’s most restrictive gun laws
• Those laws didn’t prevent today’s shooting
• They just left the (unarmed) victims completely defenseless
• This couldn’t be more tone deaf pic.twitter.com/C9ACHSNmAh — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) December 15, 2025

Australia's sweeping gun legislation, enacted after a 1996 mass shooting, mandated the surrender of semi-automatic and certain pump-action firearms through a national "buyback." This legislation is frequently cited by U.S. Democrats as a model for mass shooting prevention.

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