Victoria Police have told the Coroner’s Court of Victoria that an estimated 101,821 guns are currently reported by police as either lost, stolen, or destroyed without record in the Australian state. The figures were released by Victoria’s coroner, Judge John Cain, as part of his findings from the inquest into the death of Marilyn Burdon, 70, who was shot and killed by her partner, lawyer Charles Bisucci, in August 2017. Bisucci then fatally turned the gun on himself. Despite the high number of guns with unknown whereabouts in Victoria, The Epoch Times understands that poor administration has led to thousands of duplications on record. Additionally, thousands more firearms were recorded as historic due to the firearms “reconfirmation list” only having minimal entries since 2006. Victoria Police’s Licensing and Regulation Division are currently undertaking a review, due to conclude at the end of the year, called Operation Ravelings, to verify the correct …
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta