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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 403 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 May 2019 by Hon Aaron Stonehouse

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

POLICE — FIREARMS LICENSING — LAPUA MAGNUM RIFLES

403. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer the minister to the recent audit by Western Australia Police Force of what it termed ''very powerful firearms'', as previously acknowledged in her answer to question without notice 982 of 17 October 2018. How many .338 Lapua Magnum rifles are currently licensed in Western Australia?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

The Western Australia Police Force advises there are 126 .338 Lapua firearms licensed in Western Australia.