The WA Police Service does not track the number of officers owning private firearms or the total number of firearms owned by officers, citing resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 1162Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 March 2003
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Police and Emergency Services

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(1) How many police officers currently serving in the Western Australian Police Service currently own private firearms?
(2) How many private firearms are owned by police officers in total?

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Answered
13 May 2003
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
63 days
(1 – 2) The Police Service advises that they do not maintain these statistics. To obtain them would require significant time and resources and detract from the provision of policing services to the community.

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