Roger Thornhill
Some irascible old curmudgeon
From the Western Australian Police Force website:
"Firearms and ammunition designed to shoot over long ranges with extraordinary power and precision [what does this actually mean? - ed.] will be outlawed in WA from 1 July 2023.
Premier McGowan stated, "Our Government is committed to ensuring our community and our Police Officers have the best possible protection from gun violence. The Western Australian Police Force has informed me there is no practical need for these specific very high-powered firearms in WA. While they remain in our community, these weapons are vulnerable to falling into the wrong hands, and the consequences could be devastating."
Under the ban, 52 makes and models of firearms and 19 calibres of ammunition will become illegal in WA. That means a total of 234 licensed firearms, which are currently legal in WA, must be disposed of by the 1 July deadline. The WA Police Force commenced sending correspondence to the owners of these 234 licensed firearms, advising them they must be disposed of by the cut-off date."
Very interesting that the only way to get the specific list of newly-prohibited firearms is to personally contact the police. Of course, they already know you have firearms, and exactly which ones.
Note: A person must already have a firearm license to possess or use a firearm. License holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) for holding a firearm license and must not be a "prohibited person". All firearms must be registered by serial number to the owner, who must also hold a firearms licence.
Already prohibited are full auto firearms, anything which resembles a full auto firearm, semi-autos (including rimfires), any self-loader, pistols which are"too small" (!), pump shotguns, and so on, ad nauseam.
From this article in today's Epoch Times ( Aussie Gunsmith Issues Stark Warning to US Firearm Owners on Gun Control ):
"In a stark warning to U.S. gun owners, Australian weapons manufacturer Lance French says firearm control laws—once introduced—never stop expanding. The owner of SGS Industries made the comments during the Western Australian Firearms Community Alliance meeting on April 1.
The meeting of gun owners and industry experts was held in reaction to impending state laws that will expand the gun control regime to ban high-powered firearms.
“Gun control doesn’t stop at a particular gun. It just keeps going. It’s relentless. It doesn’t stop,” French told The Epoch Times. “They’re making these false claims that certain items are dangerous when what’s dangerous is a person, and it’s a very low percentage of people.”
Following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre—that claimed the lives of 35 individuals—Australian governments began an ongoing program of gun control.
“They started the buyback, they got rid of semi-auto stuff, and they just kept going,” French said.
“What the U.S. can learn from us is that we are a living testament to the fact that it won’t stop. We’re down to bolt action rifles, and pump action rifles—can’t even have a pump action shotgun unless you fit certain criteria—it’s really restrictive, and you can’t even do it for self-defence.”
“The politicians keep cutting the corners and taking the edges off, and we’ll be left with nothing in a few years.”
“It always starts with pronouncements and proclamations that it’s going to do certain things for people’s own good and their safety—it’s always an overabundance of care. How does it end up? Totalitarian control.”
Look at what they've done in every English-speaking country in the world. England. Canada. Australia. New Zealand. You'd better believe they want this kind of control here.
It's time for choosing.
"Firearms and ammunition designed to shoot over long ranges with extraordinary power and precision [what does this actually mean? - ed.] will be outlawed in WA from 1 July 2023.
Premier McGowan stated, "Our Government is committed to ensuring our community and our Police Officers have the best possible protection from gun violence. The Western Australian Police Force has informed me there is no practical need for these specific very high-powered firearms in WA. While they remain in our community, these weapons are vulnerable to falling into the wrong hands, and the consequences could be devastating."
Under the ban, 52 makes and models of firearms and 19 calibres of ammunition will become illegal in WA. That means a total of 234 licensed firearms, which are currently legal in WA, must be disposed of by the 1 July deadline. The WA Police Force commenced sending correspondence to the owners of these 234 licensed firearms, advising them they must be disposed of by the cut-off date."
Very interesting that the only way to get the specific list of newly-prohibited firearms is to personally contact the police. Of course, they already know you have firearms, and exactly which ones.
Note: A person must already have a firearm license to possess or use a firearm. License holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) for holding a firearm license and must not be a "prohibited person". All firearms must be registered by serial number to the owner, who must also hold a firearms licence.
Already prohibited are full auto firearms, anything which resembles a full auto firearm, semi-autos (including rimfires), any self-loader, pistols which are"too small" (!), pump shotguns, and so on, ad nauseam.
From this article in today's Epoch Times ( Aussie Gunsmith Issues Stark Warning to US Firearm Owners on Gun Control ):
"In a stark warning to U.S. gun owners, Australian weapons manufacturer Lance French says firearm control laws—once introduced—never stop expanding. The owner of SGS Industries made the comments during the Western Australian Firearms Community Alliance meeting on April 1.
The meeting of gun owners and industry experts was held in reaction to impending state laws that will expand the gun control regime to ban high-powered firearms.
“Gun control doesn’t stop at a particular gun. It just keeps going. It’s relentless. It doesn’t stop,” French told The Epoch Times. “They’re making these false claims that certain items are dangerous when what’s dangerous is a person, and it’s a very low percentage of people.”
Following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre—that claimed the lives of 35 individuals—Australian governments began an ongoing program of gun control.
“They started the buyback, they got rid of semi-auto stuff, and they just kept going,” French said.
“What the U.S. can learn from us is that we are a living testament to the fact that it won’t stop. We’re down to bolt action rifles, and pump action rifles—can’t even have a pump action shotgun unless you fit certain criteria—it’s really restrictive, and you can’t even do it for self-defence.”
“The politicians keep cutting the corners and taking the edges off, and we’ll be left with nothing in a few years.”
“It always starts with pronouncements and proclamations that it’s going to do certain things for people’s own good and their safety—it’s always an overabundance of care. How does it end up? Totalitarian control.”
Look at what they've done in every English-speaking country in the world. England. Canada. Australia. New Zealand. You'd better believe they want this kind of control here.
It's time for choosing.
