Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:20:30 +1100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information relating to people killed with firearms in 2022
From: Neil Jenkins <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: "FOI requests at WA Coroner's Court" <
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xxx.xx>
Dear WA Coroner's Court,
On 5 February 2023, WA Police Minister, Paul Papalia, announced new gun laws requiring mental health checks for licenced firearm owners.
In his media statement, he said:
"If 20 people were all gunned down in a public place, we would rightfully call it a massacre. The fact is, 20 Western Australians were killed by firearms last year. Police believe mental health may have been a factor in almost 50 per cent of those deaths.
"The extensive, initial round of consultation conducted by Police has revealed strong support for this initiative among farmers, the medical community, and victims of firearms violence. Police will continue to work closely with these important stakeholders to refine the regulations.
Our request is:
1. What documents do you have that corroborate these statements?
2. How many of the perpetrators of the 20 Western Australians killed by firearms last year were licenced? Were any of them law enforcement officers?
3. Copies of the consultation comments received by Police.
4. Of the recommendations of the Review of the Firearms Act 1973 (WA) Project 105 Final Report October 2016 by the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (which are listed from page 155), what ones have the government not implemented and why
Yours faithfully,
Neil Jenkins
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