❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding missing and stolen firearms, ammunition, and accessories within the WA Police Force between 2015-2018. The response indicates zero missing/stolen firearms/ammunition, but 17 instances of missing accessories since Sept 2016.
AnsweredQoN 3174Legislative Assembly
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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for any departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards I ask, are there any firearms in use, and if so: (a) How many firearms (including manufacturer and variant) were reported missing in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18; (b) How many rounds of ammunition (including type of ammo) were reported missing in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18; (c) How many firearms (including manufacturer and variant) were reported stolen in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18; (d) How many rounds of ammunition (including type of ammo) were reported stolen in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18; (e) How many firearm accessories (magazines, reflex sights, scopes, holsters etc.) were reported missing in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18; and (f) How many firearm accessories (magazines, reflex sights, scopes, holsters etc.) were reported stolen in the following financial years: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; and (iii) 2017-18?
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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
9 days
(a), (c), (d) and (f) The Western Australia Police Force advise zero.
(b) Operational and training ammunition is purchased by the WA Police Force and distributed to the various operational and training business units by the Property Management Division (PMD). The WA Police Force advise training ammunition is expended during training and there are no reports of any being lost or stolen; operational ammunition is replaced every 12 months or immediately if it is damaged or unserviceable, which ensures only serviceable ammunition is available to the frontline; and ammunition that is considered unfit for frontline use or that is replaced annually is either reused during police firearms training or destroyed. The WA Police Force further advise that there are no records held at the PMD of ammunition that has been lost or stolen.
(e) The WA Police Force advise 17 instances since September 2016.
(b) Operational and training ammunition is purchased by the WA Police Force and distributed to the various operational and training business units by the Property Management Division (PMD). The WA Police Force advise training ammunition is expended during training and there are no reports of any being lost or stolen; operational ammunition is replaced every 12 months or immediately if it is damaged or unserviceable, which ensures only serviceable ammunition is available to the frontline; and ammunition that is considered unfit for frontline use or that is replaced annually is either reused during police firearms training or destroyed. The WA Police Force further advise that there are no records held at the PMD of ammunition that has been lost or stolen.
(e) The WA Police Force advise 17 instances since September 2016.
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