16/09/2020 Presidents Message Yesterday I met with the registrar heads at Licensing and Services Division – Victoria Police. The reason for the meeting was to discuss a number of issues brought up by the Victorian shooting community. Obviously one of the major items on
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A new WA? Dodgy firearm confiscations in South Australia
A disturbing new trend in South Australia We have received worrying correspondence from a licenced shooter in South Australia that is of great concern. The shooter in question, a family man of a young child with a disability, has recently been targeted by South Australian Police
NSW Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020 – FOU’s Submission.
New South Wales’ Parliament is currently taking community submissions for the upcoming Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020. You can find details on it here. Whilst presenting itself as a bill designed to assist law enforcement tackle illegal firearm manufacture by creating new
How to get your firearm license in the Northern Territory
How to get your NT Firearms License: With great access to hunting lands and a great variety of game, The Northern Territory is a truly great place to be a licenced firearm owner. The process to gain your licence in the NT is pretty straightforward, and
Gel Ball Blasters now illegal to possess in Queensland without ‘reasonable excuse’
In a stroke of disappointment earlier today the Corrective Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 was passed in Queensland Parliament. This bill is now bringing into regulation as restricted items all replica firearms in Queensland, including gel ball blasters and deactivated Category A, B &
Trudeau Virtue Signalling Gun Grab
Recent news has broken that the Canadian government will shortly ban approximately 1500 different models of firearms. This is somewhat expected given the Trudeau Government’s gun control ideology, with the recent killings in Nova Scotia serving as a convenient excuse to implement the bans. The bans
Statement on closures
As you are all aware the environment and society we live in is rapidly changing. The Government is introducing new measures everyday to try and lessen the impact of Covid-19. However, there were certain restrictions put in place that were of no benefit to the community
COVID-19 & Shooting Sports Information
Given the rapidly changing landscape in Australia with the COVID-19 Pandemic and lock-down measures impacting our industry, we believed it prudent to provide our readers with a centralised source of information on how this is affecting things State by State. We will update this page as
Duck Hunting Statement
As you are no doubt aware by now, the GMA finally decided to end the months of speculation and announce the 2020 Victorian duck season. Our organisation has been scheduling meetings with numerous members of parliament to negotiate a resolution to this situation. While we are
QPOL Conducting Raids because of their paperwork errors.
It has come to our attention that Queensland Police at the behest of it’s Weapons Licensing Branch is executing search warrants based on nothing more then WLB’s own paperwork mistakes. Originally a Qld license holder purchased a TOZ-17 .22lr bolt action rifle, he acquired a PTA