NSW repeats gun amnesty

NEW South Wales will hold another three-month weapons amnesty from July after the success of last year’s amnesty, when nearly 25,000 guns – close to half of the national figure – were handed in.

Police Minister Troy Grant said in Sydney yesterday high demand from constituents has prompted the state government to repeat the amnesty from July to September.

The 2017 gun amnesty netted 24,831 firearms in NSW, about 8000 of which were destroyed. The remainder were either registered and handed back to the owners or sold.