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Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment

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Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment

Police don’t know if shooting was accidental as Labor attacks opposition vow to scrap gun buyback announced after Bondi massacre

The shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west was a “tragic reminder” of the danger of guns, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said while the opposition defends “backflipping” on a gun buyback.

The child was transported to Westmead Children’s hospital in a critical condition on Monday evening after suffering gunshot wounds to his face and neck at a unit in Norwest, NSW police said.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.