Hundreds of high-powered firearms have been removed from Western Australian (WA) citizens following a “successful” government buyback scheme.
This follows an announcement in February that saw the state government outlaw very high-powered firearms that were capable of shooting at long ranges and piercing armoured plating.
In a July 7 statement, WA’s Minister for Police, Paul Papalia, said 280 firearms were surrendered, sold interstate or overseas, or altered to become compliant by the July 1 deadline.
“All of the firearms that we sought to remove from the community have been removed,” Mr. Papalia told reporters on July 7.
The buyback is expected to cost the state government $1.5 million and be destroyed….