Farmers and recreational shooters say they've been labelled as 'bad people' following recent changes to WA's firearms legislation, which will come into effect in March 2025.
The Nationals WA have hosted a meeting in Kalgoorlie to talk about the state government's changes to the Firearms Act.The Nationals have promised to disallow the legislation if elected in the 2025 state election.
The Nationals WA hosted a forum in Kalgoorlie to discuss issues surrounding the new legislation on Tuesday night.Kalgoorlie Sporting and Shooting Association president Tony Herron was at the meeting and said the reforms and subsequent media coverage portrayed gun owners as bad people."Any firearms own already been approved by the police and the commissioner. They know my storage location, they know my address.
"So if … the lower house, were to disallow them — the regulations — which are yet to be drawn up, then that would put a halt to the implementation of this act," he said.The WA government says its new firearms laws are the toughest in the country, “making explicit that the possession and use of a firearm is a privilege but not a right”, according to the police minister.
"But the reduction in people that are using firearms and having … a shop that's storing or providing sales of ammunition, and bits and pieces that help support our business, that's hugely going to be affected.X
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