The Bondi Beach Terrorist Attack

Terrorists killed 15 people near Bondi Beach in Australia. In this episode, we spoke to an Australian listener about her country's history of gun control laws, differences been gun culture in the United States and Australia, and what this tragedy means for Australia. NBC’s report on the victims of the Bondi Beach attack: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/bondi-beach-shooting-victims-australia-hanukkah-attack-rcna249203The Guardian's detailed report of the timeline of the Bondi Beach attack: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/a-visual-guide-to-the-bondi-beach-terror-attackThe Washington Post's article on the Brown University shooting victims Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/15/brown-university-shooting-victims/Pew Research's data on 2023 gun homicides: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/Forbes's article detailing the Australian Institute of Criminology's gun homicide statistics: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/12/14/the-gun-murder-rate-in-australia-where-15-were-slain-at-bondi-beach-is-6000-lower-than-in-us/Gallup data on views in the United States toward gun control: https://news.gallup.com/poll/513623/majority-continues-favor-stricter-gun-laws.aspxUnited Nations data on intentional homicide: https://data.unodc.org/datareport/hom-victimFind discounts for Murder Sheet listeners here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/discountsCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsOrder our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to [email protected] Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.