Thread: Act submission points

It ( the register) is stated as “ not in scope”, but I am including comments on it in my submission as it very directly relates to firearms safety & risks and is ridiculously expensive to set up and run (for very little real benefit).

Originally Posted by chainsaw

It ( the register) is stated as “ not in scope”, but I am including comments on it in my submission as it very directly relates to firearms safety & risks and is ridiculously expensive to set up and run (for very little real benefit).

Now becoming less recent, but this was my favourite real world example of a register being misused:

22 March 2022 - Western Australia Police release anonymised maps (example 1, example 2) of firearm owner addresses to the media to support their call for more restrictive firearm legislation. (Link)

25 March 2022 - WA Firearm owners demand apology for anonymised maps being too easy to figure out. WA Police accuse them of fearmongering. (Link)

27 May 2022 - Violent home invasion in Perth, man doused in methylated spirits and forced to give up combination to firearm safe, is lit on fire anyway. (Link)

15 July 2022 - Software engineers demonstrate the maps can be used to locate addresses of firearm owners. WA Police accuse them of fearmongering. (https://www.watoday.com.au/national/fresh-concerns-over-gun-safety-after-duo-pinpoint-registered-perth-firearm-houses-20220714-p5b1rr.html]Link)

5 February 2024 - Senior WA Police staff inadvertently admits maps released in 2022 posed a serious safety concern particularly for isolated addresses, and may have increased home invasions, theft, and firearm related crime. (Link)