Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Police about the number of registered and unregistered firearms involved in arrests in 2021 and 2022. The Minister responded that the WA Police Force is unable to provide the data due to the complexity of data extraction.

AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Council
Asked
15 June 2023
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

FIREARMS — ARRESTS
657. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
(1) How many registered firearms
were involved in an arrest in 2021 and 2022?
(2) How many unregistered firearms
were involved in an arrest in 2021 and 2022?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) The
Western Australia Police Force advise that due to the level of detail and data
extraction required and the way the information is captured in the police
system, a response is not able to be provided.

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