Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond fails to get 10-year gun licence ban overturned

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Two-time Olympic shooting gold medallist Michael Diamond has failed in his bid to get a 10-year gun licence ban overturned, ABC News has reported.

The Greek Australian had his Category A firearms licence revoked in 2018 after he was found guilty of firearms and drink-driving charges in Port Stephens, NSW in 2017.

According to ABC News, Diamond has since been challenging the gun licence ban with a review by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Michael Diamond. Photo: ABC News/ Colin Kerr.

Diamond told the tribunal he wished to be authorised to use and possess long arms as a member of a target shooting club.

A submission to the tribunal stated Diamond’s alleged involvement in a series of domestic incidents between 2003 and 2021 as a reason why the 50-year-old posed “a risk to public safety.”

On Monday, the tribunal did not overturn the ban and said it would be “contrary to the public interest” for Diamond to hold a firearms licence.

Source: ABC News.

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