❓ Question regarding safety and licensing at Lone Ranges Shooting Complex following two fatal shooting incidents. The response details existing safety measures and planned improvements.
AnsweredQoN 1267Legislative Council
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LONE
RANGES SHOOTING COMPLEX
1267. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent shooting incident at the Lone Ranges
Shooting Complex in Belmont on 16 October 2014, the second such event to occur
at this venue in the past two months during which self-inflicted firearms
injuries have resulted in death.
(1) Can the
minister detail the licensing and safety requirements in place to prevent
injuries to patrons of the Lone Ranges Shooting Complex?
(2) Has the minister
or officers of WA Police held discussions with the manager of the venue
following the incidents?
(3) Will
additional safety requirements be put in place in future to prevent similar
incidents from occurring; and, if so, what will those additional requirements
be?
RANGES SHOOTING COMPLEX
1267. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent shooting incident at the Lone Ranges
Shooting Complex in Belmont on 16 October 2014, the second such event to occur
at this venue in the past two months during which self-inflicted firearms
injuries have resulted in death.
(1) Can the
minister detail the licensing and safety requirements in place to prevent
injuries to patrons of the Lone Ranges Shooting Complex?
(2) Has the minister
or officers of WA Police held discussions with the manager of the venue
following the incidents?
(3) Will
additional safety requirements be put in place in future to prevent similar
incidents from occurring; and, if so, what will those additional requirements
be?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. I provide the following response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(3)
The Lone Ranges Shooting Complex operates as an approved indoor range. It is a
requirement that such ranges be inspected by a range safety officer to ensure
compliance with safety regulations. The proprietor has a corporate and a dealer's
firearms licence. The WA Police licensing enforcement division conducts
inspections of the venue to ensure compliance with licensing conditions, for
example, the correct storage of firearms. The proprietor had previously
installed safety equipment—metal tethering cables—intended to
provide a safe shooting environment. Since this latest incident, the proprietor
has initiated the installation of further safety features—metal
screening between shooter and metal tethering cables.
question. I provide the following response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(3)
The Lone Ranges Shooting Complex operates as an approved indoor range. It is a
requirement that such ranges be inspected by a range safety officer to ensure
compliance with safety regulations. The proprietor has a corporate and a dealer's
firearms licence. The WA Police licensing enforcement division conducts
inspections of the venue to ensure compliance with licensing conditions, for
example, the correct storage of firearms. The proprietor had previously
installed safety equipment—metal tethering cables—intended to
provide a safe shooting environment. Since this latest incident, the proprietor
has initiated the installation of further safety features—metal
screening between shooter and metal tethering cables.
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