{"id":363071,"date":"2025-07-29T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=363071"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:18:25","slug":"police-target-firearm-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/07\/29\/police-target-firearm-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Target Firearm Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_351847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351847\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-351847\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810marchesini-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detective Superintendent George Marchesini &#8230; stolen firearms are often linked to major crime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 29, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police have audited 4160 licensed firearms owners across Queensland during the past six months of\u00a0 Operation Whiskey Firestorm.<\/p>\n<p>Most firearm owners were storing their weapons correctly but police still found more than a hundred who were not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were still almost 110 owners who did not meet the legislative requirements, which is more than 100 potential opportunities for weapons to be stolen and misused,\u201d Detective Superintendent George Marchesini said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past six months, we\u2019ve seen cases of guns being improperly stored under beds and in cupboards, and this is leaving them susceptible to theft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Det Supt Marchesini said stolen firearms were often linked to major and organised crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImproper storage is a serious safety risk, and it is our priority to ensure that our licensed firearm owners continue to have the education and support to meet their legal obligations,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Queensland law, firearms must be stored in a locked, approved safe or cabinet that meets specific security standards, with ammunition being stored separately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The National Firearm Amnesty allows individuals to surrender unregistered firearms without fear of prosecution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since January there have been 370 firearms surrendered across Queensland as part of the amnesty.<\/p>\n<p>Unregistered and unwanted firearms can be surrendered by appointment to a police station or a participating licenced dealer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.qld.gov.au\/units\/weapons-licensing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weapons Licensing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have audited 4160 licensed firearms owners across Queensland during the past six months of\u00a0 Operation Whiskey Firestorm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":351847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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