A Tasmanian Labor Government will match the Liberals' commitment to amend the law and ensure antique gun owners can keep their firearms without having to obtain a gun licence and comply with other recent changes.
Labor will ensure that there are no licensing or firearm safety course requirements, antique firearms manufactured before 1 January 1900 will only need to be registered with Tasmania Police, and we will match the other commitments relating to storage of the weapons.
The fact is that these changes should never have been made in the first place and it is completely disingenuous for Minister Felix Ellis to once again wait until an election to listen to antique gun owners and finally act on their concerns.
Mr Ellis has made so many missteps and backflips in his time as Minister and this is just one more.
After 10 years of a Liberal Government, Tasmanians know this government doesn't listen to them.
It's time for a better future and Tasmanian Labor will deliver that by listening to Tasmanians and acting in their best interest.
Shane Broad
Labor Member for Braddon
