NSW gun maker to stand for One Nation on pledge to repeal post-Bondi firearms laws
A gun maker from regional New South Wales will stand for One Nation at the March state election on a pledge to overturn firearms laws passed after the Bondi attack.
Jeff Bacon, managing director of Tamworth-based weapons manufacturer Oceania Precision, will hold second place on the party's list of candidates for the NSW upper house, the state parliament's second chamber, according to The Guardian.
The candidacy was revealed earlier in October 2026 by One Nation NSW leader Mike Newman and federal MP Barnaby Joyce. The announcement in Tamworth came before Bacon hosted a One Nation forum on firearms legislation attended by gun lobby groups, local gun clubs, Newman and Joyce.
Bacon previously stood as the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party lower house candidate for Tamworth in 2019. He joined the Nationals in 2023 before defecting to One Nation.
Bacon said One Nation will repeal the firearms element of the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Act. That law included changes made in December 2025 to limit recreational licence-holders to four firearms and primary producers to 10 firearms.
Parliament also voted to recategorise straight-pull and lever-release rifles so recreational hunters can no longer own them. Under the reforms, the reclassified firearms fall into Category C, with access limited primarily to primary producers, according to the NSW Government.
NSW has legislated to take part in a joint buyback with the federal government, which offers compensation for eligible firearms and is due to begin on 2 November. It is the only state to sign on to the federal scheme so far.
The reforms came after the 14 December attack at Bondi in which 15 people were killed. Sajid Akram, the alleged Bondi shooter, owned six weapons on a recreational hunting licence, including straight-pull rifles allegedly used in the attack.
In January 2026, Bacon told the Northern Daily Leader that every single one of his rifles had been banned in NSW. His company had advertised the straight-pull SP25-TAC and the lever-release Renegade for the commercial market. Oceania Precision says its rifles are built for pest control, competition shooting and agriculture.
