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WA Police: Act now or risk having your firearms seized

Transitional Firearm Authorities Act now or risk having your firearms seized Some firearm licence holders are subject to Transition Authorities issued under the Firearms Act 2024. If you have been contacted by the WA Police Force, you must take the following action immediately: If your Transitional Authority is nearing expiry Complete the requirements of your transition to a new firearm authority under the Firearms Act 2024 OR Deposit your firearm(s) with a licensed firearms

Darren Brown February 27, 2026

Correspondence

Open letter from WA Police Licensing Enforcement Division

OFFICIAL Dear Firearm Traders and Industry Representatives I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to you today with an important update regarding the ongoing Firearms Reform Program. As you are aware, the Firearms Act 2024 introduced significant changes to our firearms legislation, marking one of the most comprehensive overhauls in the State’s history. Despite extensive efforts over the past six months, many licence holders still have not completed the required steps to

Darren Brown February 4, 2026

Opinion Articles

Gun laws are not a substitute for courage

Every time Australia is struck by an act of mass violence, the political reflex is immediate and reassuringly familiar. Governments reach for gun law reform. It looks decisive. It sounds compassionate. It creates the impression that something concrete is being done. What it rarely does is confront the deeper causes of violence — the ones that require moral clarity, hard policing and political courage. Firearms reform is attractive politics because it is administratively complex but

Trevor Whittington December 22, 2025

Correspondence

Letter to Minister Reece Whitby offering support for Firearms report recommendations

WAFarmers President Steve McGuire today sent the following letter to the Minister for Police, Hon Reece Whitby MLA. Hon Reece Whitby MLA Minister for Police By email: [email protected] Dear Minister, RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE FIREARMS ACT 2024 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS I write following the release of the Standing Committee on Legislation Report No. 51 – Firearms Act 2024 with the support of the WA Firearms Community Alliance. The Committee’s report provides

Darren Brown November 25, 2025

Media Releases

Firearms Act report ‘states the bleeding obvious’

Firearms Act report ‘states the bleeding obvious’ The peak body for Western Australian farmers has criticized a Parliamentary Committee report into the Firearms Act 2024 for not addressing the big issues. WAFarmers President Steve McGuire said the report’s findings confirm many of concerns the organization has with the legislation but fails to recommend significant improvements. “We know the Act was rushed through Parliament prior to the last election mostly for political reasons,” Mr. McGuire said. “There

Darren Brown October 16, 2025

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