❓ Hon Rick Mazza asks about stolen firearms in WA between Jan 2016 and July 2018, including types, recovery rates, offenders apprehended, charges laid, and convictions. The Minister was unable to provide an answer within the timeframe and requests the question be put on notice.
AnsweredQoN 1107Legislative Council
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POLICE — STOLEN
FIREARMS
1107. Hon RICK MAZZA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to Operation Bluesun and the
report in today's The West Australian that 1 317 firearms were
stolen between January 2016 and July 2018.
(1) What
proportion of those stolen firearms were —
(a) components of firearms classified
as firearms under the current act;
(b) paintball guns;
(c) firearms other than those in
categories A, B, C and H; and
(d) firearms owned by government
departments or agencies?
(2) Of those stolen firearms —
(a) what proportion were recovered;
(b) how many offenders were
apprehended;
(c) how many charges were laid
against apprehended offenders;
(d) and of those
charges, how many were laid for burglary and how many were for offences under
the Firearms Act; and
(e) how many
convictions were there for offences under the Firearms Act and what penalties
were applied?
FIREARMS
1107. Hon RICK MAZZA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to Operation Bluesun and the
report in today's The West Australian that 1 317 firearms were
stolen between January 2016 and July 2018.
(1) What
proportion of those stolen firearms were —
(a) components of firearms classified
as firearms under the current act;
(b) paintball guns;
(c) firearms other than those in
categories A, B, C and H; and
(d) firearms owned by government
departments or agencies?
(2) Of those stolen firearms —
(a) what proportion were recovered;
(b) how many offenders were
apprehended;
(c) how many charges were laid
against apprehended offenders;
(d) and of those
charges, how many were laid for burglary and how many were for offences under
the Firearms Act; and
(e) how many
convictions were there for offences under the Firearms Act and what penalties
were applied?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that it is not possible to provide a response to this question within
the required time. If the honourable member puts the question on notice, the
minister will seek further information from the Western Australia Police Force.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that it is not possible to provide a response to this question within
the required time. If the honourable member puts the question on notice, the
minister will seek further information from the Western Australia Police Force.
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