WA Gun Laws

Gday,
I recently moved form NT to WA and are still going through the licencing bull bleep !
WA does not recognise licences from any other States and you will need to re apply for a firearms licence.
Im not sure what you would call "usual" as rules change from state to state and you haven't said what state your from or wether your planning on staying or visiting?
All the info should be on the WA Police site? Ill have a look and post a link.

Cheers

hi rosco
as a previous gun owner who decided to hand mine in during the gun buy back a few years ago
I clearly remember what used to be written on the license
you are not permitted to shoot
from/ across or onto a rd way
no shooting on crown/govt land (which is now called national parks)
do not shoot on private property without first obtaining owners written or verbal permission
and no shooting within a town boundary

I dont think much has changed in w.a with above laws
honest people handed in their weapons in during buy back
but others either sold theirs on the black market or hid them
some states back in early days didn't have gun licenses and from memory S.A
was one and a lot were brought over to w.a and never registered
when the buy back started I said it wont stop the crooks from getting or using guns
and also I said that knives would be used in attacks instead and are readily available just about in every shopsome of my friends didn't believe me ??
knives weren't used very often prior to the buy back
but are now used in just about every hold or attack together with either stolen or illegal weapons
just recently in the news w.a police stated that there is now more than 3 times the amount of guns in w.a and more illegal ones than ever before the buy back scheme
so nothing has been achieved
unless you apply for a license or permit before bringing your firearms when coming to w.a either to work or travel
face the consequences if you are stopped
remember the old movie in which the mother gave advice to her son she said and
I quote
don't take your guns to town son
leave your guns at home son
don't take your guns to townnnnnnn

the message is still relevant today

take it or leave it for what it's worth
cheers

So what do you need them for? Why do you need to bring them? And what are you going to shoot at?

I'm not a shooter but this thread seems to resonate with the same issues we have in other areas such as vehicle modifications, every state does something different.

Isn't it time to have a national licensing system and standard laws for gun owners, same for a national driving license system and vehicle compliance standards to name but a few areas.

Just bloody stupid that you have to jump through different hoops every time you cross a state border.

Well ... after all the tales of woe and damnation, I did what I undoubtedly should have done in the first place and went straight to the horse's mouth .. W A Police Firearms Licencing Branch.

A simple matter of applying for a temporary permit (download the form on-line) which isn't a problem when you can tick all the right boxes that you're not a crim or a terr.

And wait for it .............. IT'S FREE !!