Came across this, the license types suspiciously align with our new firearms act.
I am no expert but pretty sure blowing up guns isnāt the best way to ensure destruction and traceability of firearms.
Gun buyback ends with a bang
ByHamish Hastie
Not content with just crushing guns collected during the stateās voluntary buyback scheme, WA Police have opted for a more explosive option.
As part of its PR push to spruik the success of the six-month buyback, WA Police this morning released footage of the destruction of some of the 38,442 weapons collected which featured a huge explosion at an undisclosed location.
The guns being destroyed in an explosion at an undisclosed location in WA. Credit:
The footage also included guns being destroyed by an industrial crusher and shredder.
WA Police have not responded to questions about why they opted to explode guns over crushing them.
Nearly 20,500 gun licence holders handed back the weapons over the course of the buyback period, which closed on August 31, reducing the number of gun owners in the state from 88,132 to 82,065.
Around 320,000 guns remain in the community.
The state set aside $64.3 million for the buyback program but so far, only $11 million has been spent with Police Minister Paul Papalia saying that would likely increase to $15 million.
Explosion probably makes it easier to misplace a few goodies.
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So plenty of buyback guns are currently in the boots of cops cars waiting to be smuggled home at the end of shift.
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