❓ Firearms Act—Mandatory health assessments 79. Mr Shane Love to the Premier: I have a supplementary question. There are not enough GPs in regional Western Australia to treat people who are sick. Will t
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Firearms Act—Mandatory health assessments
79. Mr Shane Love to
the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. There are not enough GPs in regional Western Australia to treat people who are sick. Will the Premier not reconsider changing this requirement, as has
been suggested by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners?
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Bateman, I am going to call
you for the first time.
79. Mr Shane Love to
the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. There are not enough GPs in regional Western Australia to treat people who are sick. Will the Premier not reconsider changing this requirement, as has
been suggested by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners?
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Bateman, I am going to call
you for the first time.
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This
aspect of the legislation is that every five years, it is appropriate that a
firearms licensee has a professional vouch that they continue to be a fit-and-proper
person to carry a deadly weapon. This is not overly onerous and, as I said,
50,000 people—
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members of the
opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: — have already
undertaken that very task. I want the opposition to reflect.
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Mid-West! You have asked the question; allow the Premier to respond.
Mr Roger Cook: I want the opposition
to reflect on what side of history it stands when it comes to firearms. Does it
stand for community safety?
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Roger Cook: What is really interesting is that when
I have answered any question today, the commentator, the
Leader of the Opposition, has been commentating nonstop. He is very quiet for
this question, just as he was when the vote was required and he had to stand up
and take a stand for community safety. The Leader of the Opposition scurried
out of the chamber because he did not want his vote to be recorded. He did not
want to be held to account. He could not look Nationals members in the eye—
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: — and take a
stand for community safety.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: The WA Labor
government stands for community safety. The WA Labor government stands for gun
law reform. The WA government stands for gun laws that are contemporary and fit
for purpose in today's environment, and we stand by every aspect of them.
aspect of the legislation is that every five years, it is appropriate that a
firearms licensee has a professional vouch that they continue to be a fit-and-proper
person to carry a deadly weapon. This is not overly onerous and, as I said,
50,000 people—
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members of the
opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: — have already
undertaken that very task. I want the opposition to reflect.
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Shane Love interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Mid-West! You have asked the question; allow the Premier to respond.
Mr Roger Cook: I want the opposition
to reflect on what side of history it stands when it comes to firearms. Does it
stand for community safety?
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Roger Cook: What is really interesting is that when
I have answered any question today, the commentator, the
Leader of the Opposition, has been commentating nonstop. He is very quiet for
this question, just as he was when the vote was required and he had to stand up
and take a stand for community safety. The Leader of the Opposition scurried
out of the chamber because he did not want his vote to be recorded. He did not
want to be held to account. He could not look Nationals members in the eye—
Several
members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: — and take a
stand for community safety.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: The WA Labor
government stands for community safety. The WA Labor government stands for gun
law reform. The WA government stands for gun laws that are contemporary and fit
for purpose in today's environment, and we stand by every aspect of them.
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