As state and federal governments move to crack down on illegal firearms, local shooters have shared their views on the incoming National Firearms Register (NFR).
Coonamble Pistol Club secretary Ian Smith says changes to gun ownership enforcement will help make the community safer.
NSW has its own Firearms Registry, although the national project, begun in July 2024, will draw information from existing federal, state and territory registries, portals and management systems into one place.
The federal government expects the system to be finalised in 2028 and give police almost real-time information on . . .
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