Gun safety advocates have used an inquiry into Labor’s firearm reform to call for the rise in the minimum age to 18 to use a firearm.

The inquiry into Labor’s Firearms Act, which was passed through Parliament last year, held its first session on Wednesday morning and heard from a panel of community safety experts.

The reforms, which restrict the number of firearms licensees can own, have caught the ire of firearms users who argue that they are too strict on law-abiding shooters.

The panel argued the vast majority of the community were in support of the changes.

They also advocated for stricter measures around minimum age of using a firearm, noting that while licences can only be handed out to those 18 or older, people as young as 12 can use them in certain supervised circumstances.

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