The NSW Police Force is reminding the community a state-wide Firearms Amnesty begins today, NSW Police say.
Anyone with an unregistered firearm or firearm-related item in their possession will have the chance to legally dispose, or register it without penalty between 1 July and 30 September 2018.
It follows the success of last year’s national campaign which netted more than 25,000 firearms and firearm-related parts for destruction, sale and registration across NSW.
Firearms and firearm-related items can be surrendered under amnesty arrangements at approved drop-off points, which include licensed firearm dealers, mobile stations, and police stations.
Under no circumstances should loaded firearms be taken into public places – including police stations.
For more information visit www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/firearms/amnesty or call the Firearms Registry Hotline on 1800 803 041.
Police are also reminding firearm licence holders of their legal responsibility and encouraging owners to keep firearms at their primary residence, opposed to locations infrequently habited.
Anyone with information about firearms crime should call Crime Stoppers.
