A 76-year-old man has had his firearms licence revoked following a firearm security audit by police at his Rosewood property, where officers seized 31 rifles.
When Police visited the man’s property on November 7th, they say they found 31 firearms incorrectly stored.
“It will be further alleged following the failed firearm security audit, the man’s firearm licence was revoked, and officers returned to the property on November 9 to seize his remaining 30 firearms,” Quenesland Police said in a statement.
The man has been charged with one count of secure storage of weapons – registered owner and is expected to appear before Ipswich Magistrate Court on December 3rd.
The seizure was part of Operation Whiskey Legion (OWL), which targets illegal firearm ownership.
In its recent deployment, OWL officers seized more than 87 firearms from Ipswich properties, with 149 people charged with 484 offences over the past seven days.
While targeting illegal firearms, officers also focused on the storage of legal firearms, with many found to be incorrectly stored during the 18 audits that were conducted.Â
“Weapons in our community are always a focus for police which is why OWL has prioritised compliance checks and detecting and seizing illegal firearms this deployment,” said Queensland Police.
Learn more about the safe storage of firearms at Safe storage of weapons and ammunition | QPS (police.qld.gov.au).
