By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - After Australia's worst mass shooting in 1996, it took the government 12 days to ban semi-automatic weapons, organise a gun buyback scheme and introduce a licensing system to weed out people considered unfit to carry a weapon.

At least 15 people have been killed in a shooting on Australia’s Bondi Beach which targeted the Jewish community, police say. Follow for live updates.

The Bondi Beach attack is the latest and most deadly in a string of antisemitic incidents that have blighted Australia

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that "if there is any action required ‌in terms of legislative response, we will certainly have it."

The country’s stringent rules are often lauded as a model policy by proponents of gun control in the United States.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Police said the shooting, which injured at least 40 people, was a terror attack targeting the Jewish community. A gunman was also killed; another suspect was injured.

Bondi Beach, a half-mile crescent of yellow sand that sits less than four miles from downtown Sydney, Australia, is one of the country’s most famous destinations for locals and tourists. At least 10 people were killed on Sunday in a shooting at the beach, the police said.

The United Jewish Federation of Utah released a statement condemning the shooting at an Australian Chanukah event that left 16 people dead Sunday morning.

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Australia's corporate regulator said on Monday it has imposed an additional capital charge of A$150 million ($99.59 million) on the local bourse operator, ASX, in response to an inquiry launched in June.

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarter's Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky says the Bondi Beach shooting reflects Australia's tolerance of escalating antisemitic violence.