Self-Defence Expert Calls for Rethink on Gun Laws After Melbourne Crime Surge

The comments come following an incident where an 84-year-old was assaulted during a home invasion.

A screengrab from a supplied video obtained on March 24, 2025, shows an armed man shooting a man in the ankle outside a Fawkner home, in Melbourne's north, on Oct. 3, 2024. AAP Image/Supplied by Victoria Police

Self defence expert Daniel Jones says Australians should reconsider the sensitive issue of gun ownership amid a spike in violent crime.

Jones is a security specialist and Krav Maga instructor, as well as the chief instructor of Tactical Force Combatives.