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New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald paid tribute to a man he described as someone who “believed in justice and goodness.”
At a service held today at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peter’s brother, David, took the opportunity in his eulogy to advocate passionately for gun reform.
“While gun reform alone cannot eradicate hatred or extremism, it is important to note that an antisemite without a firearm is merely a person consumed by hate,” he emphasized.
“However, an antisemite equipped with a firearm becomes a killer.”
“The perpetrator on December 14 was in possession of six legally obtained high-powered firearms,” he pointed out.
“Under new laws, he would have been allowed to have four guns. What can you do with six guns that you can’t do with four?”
“But if you do think about how his life ended, perhaps reflect on what can be done to prevent it from happening to someone else.”
The call to lawmakers was made shortly before Peter’s coffin was saluted by the federal and NSW police commissioners, and blessed by the prime minister and premier.