Western Australia to Introduce Nation’s Toughest Gun Laws

Roger Cook admits that ’some current gun owners may struggle to prove their legitimate need for a licence when the laws change.’

Weapons that were surrendered due to the National Firearm Amnesty are seen at the Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2017. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Owners of firearms in Western Australia are about to face the most restrictive laws in the country as new legislation is introduced to the state parliament.

It will limit the number of guns someone can own, implement stricter licensing and storage requirements, impose compulsory training and health checks on firearms owners, and introduce mandatory disqualifying offences.