❓ Dr. Walker questions the Minister for Police regarding the impact of the government's firearm buyback scheme on firearms licensing requests, revealing a significant increase in applications and processing delays. The response details the number of applications received, firearms surrendered, and outstanding applications.
AnsweredQoN 1103Legislative Council
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FIREARMS —
LICENSING REQUESTS
1103. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to
correspondence received by one of my constituents from the WA police firearms
licensing unit, explaining that it has
experienced a high volume of applications in recent weeks, leading to a potential
six-week processing delay.
(1) How many
firearms licensing requests have been received by the firearms branch since the
government's buyback scheme was announced?
(2) How many of those applications
are still outstanding?
(3) How does the
number of applications for renewal and/or new licensing applications compare
with the firearms surrendered under the scheme?
LICENSING REQUESTS
1103. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to
correspondence received by one of my constituents from the WA police firearms
licensing unit, explaining that it has
experienced a high volume of applications in recent weeks, leading to a potential
six-week processing delay.
(1) How many
firearms licensing requests have been received by the firearms branch since the
government's buyback scheme was announced?
(2) How many of those applications
are still outstanding?
(3) How does the
number of applications for renewal and/or new licensing applications compare
with the firearms surrendered under the scheme?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
Western Australia Police Force advises that 5 412 firearm licence applications
were received in the same period, 38 442
firearms were surrendered and 1 354 firearm licence applications remain
outstanding.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
Western Australia Police Force advises that 5 412 firearm licence applications
were received in the same period, 38 442
firearms were surrendered and 1 354 firearm licence applications remain
outstanding.
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