WA Premier Mark McGowan has promised 'dramatic reform' to reduce the number of guns in the state after a 15-year-old boy allegedly fired a rifle on school grounds. 9News
today vowed to reform the Firearms Act following the arrest of a teenager who allegedly brought two rifles to Atlantis Beach Baptist College in Two Rocks yesterday, firing multiple shots.
He said there are currently 360,000 licenced firearms in the state, and that the number had "increased in recent years"."We need to stop ourselves falling into that terrible abyss that America has fallen into." "In my view, the problem with America is the prevalence of guns and they have no appetite to deal with it - but we're going to deal with it."
While the alleged shooter's motive remains unknown, he is believed to be a former student and McGowan confirmed the teen is still in police custody."They acted appropriately and with the utmost caution.
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