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VIC:No gun cap as Victoria moves to bolster firearm laws

Victoria will not cap the number of weapons a gun owner can legally have after a review of the state's firearms laws in the wake of the deadly Bondi terror attack.

Citizenship requirements for holding a gun licence will be bolstered, however, under new firearms laws to be introduced to Victorian parliament following the release of former police commissioner Ken Lay's final report.

The Victorian government accepted 15 of the 16 recommendations made as part of the probe, including national background checks to ensure firearms users are fit and proper to hold a licence.

"The vast majority of firearm owners, the overwhelming majority, are law-abiding ... and I'm just not necessarily convinced that caps are the way to go," Premier Jacinta Allan told reporters on Monday.

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