A 55-year-old woman is facing a court summons for offences under the Firearms Act, with police alleging she was trying to sell a non-compliant gun safe on social media.
Acting on a public tip-off, police conducted a search of a property in southern Tasmania on Friday and seized a firearms safe along with an amount of ammunition that was not stored correctly.
Police allege the safe was non-compliant because it was easily penetrable and had an insufficient locking mechanism.
It is an offence under section 106A of the Firearms Act 1996, to advertise the sale of a firearms safe unless it complies with the requirements under the Act.
Having firearms and ammunition stored correctly in a compliant safe reduces the risk of these items falling into the wrong hands.
More information on storage and safekeeping can be found online at www.fas.police.tas.gov.au
Anyone with information about firearm offences is asked to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.
