Travelling with Firearms in WA

Gidday Hairy

You need to apply for a permit from the Firearms branch in Perth.

They'll want to know where your intending to shoot, and contact details of the property owner.

I doubt if they check with the property owner, but if things go pear shaped, your at risk of loosing the rifle and copping a fine.

If you have any mates in WA who have a good relationship with an owner, request a referral.

The coppers in Perth are a pretty good bunch, and will have the permit back to you within two weeks.

Regards

Kim

Hairy

Oops, forgot the following.

Here is the permit link:

http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Portals/11/PDFs/form16.pdf

Regards

Kim

G'day Hairy.
We travelled to WA via Qld., NT this year with a couple of licenced firearms. (NSW, A/B).
Because most of my work is in Qld. I have a permit to carry/use in that state. However, there are no signs or any other information regarding the passage across any state borders in the whole country.
Why, after the uniform gun laws were implemented, should one state differentiate from another? Driver licences are accepted between states, so why not firearms?
So it was with considerable concern that I discovered (in Kalgoorlie) that I should have obtained a permit, that the cops at Eucla were particularly vigilant, and he (gunshop owner near Woolies) could organise one for $200.
So hid (like really hid) the offending items and proceeded east.
Then, "Bless me", about 20km. west of Eucla, here is a highway patrol with a VW camper pulled up, going right over it and gear all over the place.
Believe me, I managed to coax another 250 revs. out of the old girl (towing a van), and didn't relax until the SA checkpoint was behind us.
I think what you have heard is fairly spot on, but I don't feel happy about it.
cheers furph

If you are a licenced shooter and registered firearm owner in your state you are required to register your firearm at the nearest Police Station once in WA. Thats it.

I took one along a couple ofyears ago and did not register it and worried about it a bit. Now I leave the bloody thing at home as it is not worth the worry.

If you don't have a licence for the firearm......
then no need to worry.....LOL

Maybe you could Google the real info from WA Police Dept or Firearms Branch

Cheers

When we went to WA we were stopped at the quarentine station at Norseman (I think) & after they checked for fruit & Veg were asked if carrying a firearm. Being licenced & registered (in Vic) we said we had several & were imediately told to go to the Police station. 2 hours later after much discussion we were issued with transit permits which allowed us to carry but not discharge them. Initially they wanted us to leave them there & pick up on return but we were looping around via the Taminai, not real convienient :-)
WA have always been strict on the gun laws so unless you have somewhere legit to shoot I'd be leaving them behind.
Cheers Craig...............

Hi Hairy,

Just been through this B..l S..t in WA.

Took the trusty old .22 Licensed and legal throughout the Territory, locked in the Outback draws (Legal as a gun safe here in the NT so I am told ) Didn't worry about it too much until we got to Broome.

On the ABC there was a local program on one morning telling interstate people that if they had firearms they could register them with the local police station while they were in WA, for free, and they would be legal. So rocked of to the police station in Broome. Told the guy at the counter that I would like to register the .22. Whoa .. then the fun started. No I can't register for free ... $45 fee in cash to get a permit to "have but not use" while in WA. Not impressed with that so I ask if they will hold the .22 until my return from further south then carry on back up to Darwin (home). Yep can do for $120 approx but the moment I set foot outside the station they will nab me because its not in WA and I will be travelling through WA to get back to the NT border. Because I was not resident in WA I could not apply for a firearms licence to carry and use it in WA.

I was not left with not too many options so had to cough up with the $45 cash and "leave the rifle in the locked draw" until my return to the Territory.

The officer mellowed a bit during the time and admitted that there should be some uniformity between states.

I know what to do next time ! ! ! !

Hey Hairy, depends if you are on that bike of yours with said gun over the shoulder L.O.L

Why do you think you need to travel with a firearm?

I was wondering how long It would take to here from DIO. To answer your question mate, the kids and I got bored with "I spy" years ago, now we play who can blow the crap out of the most road signs over a Km. (trouble is I cheat and take my turn through the towns where there is more signs!)
JOKING!!!!!
No other reason than I want to!

To everyone else, Thanks.
A lot of good info.
I have a mate who is a Senior Sergeant, so I might have a bit of a chat and see what he thinks.

It might be easier to take something unregistered and concealable like a hand gun and hide it! LOL
Joking again!!!!

Cheers ALL