Arms SalesAustralasiaCrimeFeaturesGlobal IssuesLaw & OrderPoliticsSocietyWorld
Police seize 90 firearms using controversial ‘warrantless’ searches
Nearly 90 firearms, including an AK-47, high-powered handguns and rapid-fire shotguns, have been seized from hardcore criminals under an...
Victoria Police, which has issued more than 750 Firearm Prohibition Orders against violent or high-risk targets since May 2018, believes the system is now so feared by criminals that it is…
- Chris Vedelago
- The Age
The orders are primarily targeted at veteran criminals with histories of violence and known members or associates of organised crime groups, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs and…
Orders are also being used to keep firearms out of the hands of extremists and terrorists.
The execution of…