Updated May 9, 2026 — 10:20am , first published May 9, 2026 — 8:23am The government will inject nearly $40 million into the state’s firearms registry in a bid to overhaul the troubled system and increase community safety following the Bondi shooting terror attack in December last year. On Saturday, Police Minister Yasmin Catley announced the $39.3 million investment, which will also fund additional staff and system upgrades, to accompany a suite of tighter restrictions on gun owners. Police Minister Yasmin Catley, who had described the NSW Firearms Registry as a “shambles”, and Premier Chris Minns. Dominic Lorrimer The new restrictions reduce the licence period from five years to two, strengthen checks on people seeking to own firearms and cap the number of firearms a person can own. A comprehensive audit of all existing firearm licences will also be undertaken.…