Matt Damon will return to the big screen as trained assassin Jason Bourne later this month, and while promoting the new film in Australia over the weekend called for a ban on guns in the United States.

In an interview with a reporter from the Sydney Morning Herald, Damon said: 'You guys did it here in one fell swoop and I wish that could happen in my country, but it's such a personal issue for people that we cannot talk about it sensibly. We just can't.'

Damon made these comments at the red carpet premiere of the new Bourne movie, a film series in which he has killed at least 10 people with a firearm.

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Thoughts: Matt Damon called for a ban on guns in 'one fell swoop' while promoting his new Bourne film in Australia over the weekend (above on red carpet)

Locked and loaded: Damon carries firearms in his latest Bourne film, Jason Bourne (above)

Armed and ready: Damon has killed at least 10 people and made over $50million for his work as the gun-toting assassin Jason Bourne (left in 2002 film The Bourne Identity, right in 2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum)

Damon went on to say in his interview: 'People get so emotional that even when you make a suggestion about not selling AK47s to people on terror watch lists, that's a non-starter. I don't know what needs to happen.

'Obviously mass shootings aren't going to do it. There have been so many of them at this point. Sandy Hook, when those children were murdered, if that didn't do it, you know, I just don't know.

'Maybe we just need to evolve further before we can have that conversation, I don't know.'

Australia passed the National Firearms Agreement in 1996 just 12 days after what became known as the Port Arthur massacre.

In that mass shooting, a 28-year-old man opened fire at the popular Port Arthur tourist destination killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.

John Howard, Australia's prime minister at the time, proposed the new bill within days and it received immediate bipartisan support from the country's politicians.

Australians are now restricted from owning semi-automatic weapons and there is a a 28-day waiting period on all weapons. Buyers must also be at least 18, have a storage locker for their gun and give a valid reason for purchasing the firearm.

Since its passage there has not been a single mass shooting in Australia.

Damon noted that in his interview, saying: 'It's wonderful what Australia did because you guys haven't had a mass shooting since you went, "No, we're going to be sensible about this." And nobody's rights have been infringed, you guys are fine.'

He then added: 'I wish we could be sensible like that but I don't think that's going to happen in my lifetime.'

Point and shoot: He is also pictured on movie posters for all four Bourne films holding a firearm (The Bourne Supremacy left, Jason Bourne right)

Another gun: Damon with a firearm in hand in a still from the 2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum (above)

More guns: Damon has also used firearms in many of his other films, including Green Zone (left) and Elysium (right)

Damon, who has reportedly made over $50million for his work in the four Bourne films, has also had no issue with using weapons in other films.

The 45-year-old actor has also carried firearms in his movies The Departed, Green Zone and Elysium, to name just a few.

Business Insider revealed in the wake of the massacre at Orlando gay club Pulse last month which left 49 dead and another 53 injured that of the 100 top grossing Hollywood films in 2015, 18 of them featured guns on their movie poster.

Damon is pictured holding a gun on movies poster for all four of his Bourne films.

There are some Hollywood celebrities who have made a point of not using guns in their films, most notably Drew Barrymore who revealed prior to the making of the first Charlie's Angels film that she and co-stars Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu would not use firearms of any kind in the movies.

Dustin Hoffman also famously spoke out against the use of guns in films after the Sandy Hook massacre, saying he made a point throughout his career to never do films that required him to use a weapon.

'I have always felt passionate about the fact that the audience is identifying [with movie violence] in a very fraudulent way,' said Hoffman in an interview with NPR.

'I don't find anything interesting about a gun. A gun is there to threaten or kill. ... A gun is rarely used in film in a way that feels like ... life.'