GOVERNMENT GUN SHOPS? The Victorian Greens have proposed a trial of 10 publicly owned supermarkets, arguing that essential groceries could become more affordable.

But what happens when we apply the same reasoning to something the Greens have not proposed: government-run firearms outlets? In this slightly satirical episode of Gun News Australia, we examine the supermarket proposal, the claimed savings, and the questions that any government retail scheme needs to answer – and take that one step further to see how we could end up with more gun shops. What would it cost? Who would pay? How would it operate? And how would success be measured? We also look at why firearms dealers face different licensing, security and recordkeeping obligations, and why the supermarket policy could be extended to keep the costs that we end up paying, down.

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Sources: Victorian Greens supermarket announcement (https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/vic-greens-take-coles-and-woolworths-public-supermarkets-30-essentials) and

ABC News reporting (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/victoria-greens-state-supermarkets-election-campaign/107239256).

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