❓ A WA parliamentary question requesting detailed information on registered gun owners, excluding dealers and collectors, including number of guns, postcode, and gun type. The Minister declined to provide the requested personal information.
AnsweredQoN 4159Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please table a list of all registered gun owners in Western Australia, excluding
firearms dealers and collectors, that includes the following: (a) the number of guns owned by each registered gun owner; (b) the postcode of each registered gun owner; and (c) the type of gun(s) owned by each registered gun owner? (2) Will the Minister table a list of the top 100 registered gun owners by the most number of guns owned, excluding firearms dealers and collectors, that includes the following: (a) the number of guns owned by each registered gun owner; (b) the postcode of each registered gun owner; and (c) the type of gun(s) owned by each registered gun owner? (3) How many guns are registered in Western Australia, excluding firearms dealers and collectors? (4) How many registered gun owners are in Western Australia, excluding firearms dealers and collectors?
firearms dealers and collectors, that includes the following: (a) the number of guns owned by each registered gun owner; (b) the postcode of each registered gun owner; and (c) the type of gun(s) owned by each registered gun owner? (2) Will the Minister table a list of the top 100 registered gun owners by the most number of guns owned, excluding firearms dealers and collectors, that includes the following: (a) the number of guns owned by each registered gun owner; (b) the postcode of each registered gun owner; and (c) the type of gun(s) owned by each registered gun owner? (3) How many guns are registered in Western Australia, excluding firearms dealers and collectors? (4) How many registered gun owners are in Western Australia, excluding firearms dealers and collectors?
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Answered
23 August 2016
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
63 days
(1-2) WA Police are not in a position to provide this information as it contains the personal information of registered firearms owners.
(3) There are 276,325 Firearms registered in Western Australia, excluding those registered to Firearms Dealers and Collectors.
(4) There are 80,809 Registered Firearm Licence Holders in Western Australia, excluding those that are Firearms Dealers and Collectors.
(3) There are 276,325 Firearms registered in Western Australia, excluding those registered to Firearms Dealers and Collectors.
(4) There are 80,809 Registered Firearm Licence Holders in Western Australia, excluding those that are Firearms Dealers and Collectors.
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