{"id":189321,"date":"2017-09-08T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=189321"},"modified":"2020-08-14T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T01:49:35","slug":"stolen-firearms-surrendered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/09\/08\/stolen-firearms-surrendered\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Firearms Surrendered"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 8, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dozens of firearms previously reported stolen are among the weapons surrendered in Queensland under the National Firearm Amnesty.<\/p>\n

Another 1618 of the 5252 firearms so far received by police were unregistered.<\/p>\n

The three-month National Firearm Amnesty, which ends on September 30, has provided a rare opportunity for people to legally dispose of or register a firearm without penalty.<\/p>\n

Police Minister Mark Ryan said during the first two months of the Amnesty, 26 firearms had been handed in that had previously been reported stolen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is a significant number of firearms and the State Crime Command is now conducting further inquiries into those stolen weapons,\u201d Minister Ryan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot emphasis enough how important it is for registered firearm owners to secure their weapons to prevent them being stolen and used for illegal purposes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge that the vast majority of firearm owners in Queensland are responsible but it only takes one mistake for a gun to fall into the wrong hands and a tragedy to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Firearms Amnesty is a result of COAG\u2019s Law, Crime and Community Safety Council meeting last year which agreed to a number of measures to deal with illegal firearms.<\/p>\n

One of the more unusual firearms which has been surrendered is\u00a0 a pocket revolver handed in to the Fortitude Valley Police Station by an older man who said it belonged to his grandfather.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gentleman said he wasn\u2019t really a gun person and wanted to hand it in so that it could possibly be forwarded to a museum,\u201d Minister Ryan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of our officers did some research and it appears it is a 7mm pin file action two shot revolver that may have been made in Belgium between 1860 and 1890.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an interesting piece and I want to thank that gentleman for doing the right thing and handing it in.\u201d<\/p>\n

A breakdown of the 5252 firearms surrendered by Category are:<\/strong><\/p>\n