Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese just drew a hard line in the sand, announcing that the government won’t bring back 34 ISIS brides and their kids from the hellish camps in Syria. These women, with documented ties to the Islamic State terror network, thought they could waltz back into the land of Vegemite and koalas after ditching their Western lives for jihad. Nope. Albanese’s stance is a rare win for national security over bleeding-heart repatriation fever, especially as countries like the UK, France, and even the US have trickled some of these radicals home amid endless hand-wringing about human rights.

Dig deeper, and this story screams lessons for the 2A community. Australia’s already a gun-grabber’s paradise—remember their 1996 mass confiscation after Port Arthur? No right to self-defense, just government-issued helplessness. Now imagine unleashing dozens of ISIS sympathizers into that disarmed populace. These aren’t repentant housewives; many were recruiters, propagandists, or worse, radicalizing online from caliphate strongholds. In a nation where citizens can’t legally own effective firearms for protection, repatriation would’ve been a ticking bomb—radicalized families plopped into suburbs with zero means for neighbors to defend themselves. It’s a stark reminder: strict gun laws don’t deter terrorists; they neuter the innocent. Pro-2A folks, take note—Albanese’s refusal underscores why an armed citizenry is the ultimate safeguard against imported threats, whether jihadists or homegrown tyrants.

The implications ripple globally. As Western nations grapple with the fallout of letting radicals roam free post-caliphate, Australia’s no thanks policy highlights the folly of disarmament in an age of asymmetric warfare. For Americans, it’s validation: our Founders baked the Second Amendment into the Constitution precisely for scenarios like this—when governments fail or enemies infiltrate. If Oz won’t risk its sheeple, why should we surrender our sheepdogs? Stay vigilant, stay armed.