Tasmania Police is calling on public support to help reduce the number of firearms and weapons in the community, with a mobile amnesty operating at Claremont this Saturday.
Glenorchy Division Inspector Jason Klug urges any member of the public with unregistered or unwanted firearms, or other weapons such as 3D printed guns, crossbows, swords or knives, to take advantage of the mobile amnesty.
The mobile amnesty will be located on the foreshore grassed area on Main Road at Claremont, at the intersection with Abbotsfield Road. It will operate between 11am and 2pm on Saturday, 8 November.
"A permanent firearms amnesty exists in Tasmania and that means unregistered or unwanted firearms can be surrendered to police without any action being taken in relation to possession offences," Inspector Klug said.
"Our mobile firearms amnesties, such as what we have organised in Claremont on Saturday, are an important extension of that process.
"Our important goal is to remove weapons, such as firearms and knives, from our communities and to make those communities safer places for everyone to live, work and to raise their families.
"A mobile amnesty is a location within the community, that's not a police station, where people can meet with officers and surrender items. And people can be assured that when they do hand these items over, they are going to be taken out of circulation and reduce the potential for harm."
The mobile amnesty at Claremont will involve uniformed members of Tasmania Police on site to accept firearms, firearms parts and ammunition. Additional weapons, such as knives and swords, brought to the location will also be accepted.
Members of the public should first approach officers to advise they wish to surrender a firearm or weapon.
Do not carry loaded firearms in public or to the mobile amnesty.
Seek advice if you are uncertain how to check whether the firearm is loaded.
