Straight from the email from SSAA NSW. Check out the bill, see if there could be any problems for LAFOs.
The NSW Government is intending to amend the Firearms Act 1996 with the introduction of The Firearms and Weapons Legislation (Criminal Use) Bill 2020 later this year. SSAA NSW has been invited to make a submission to the NSW Parliament regarding the proposed bill.
The stated purpose of the amendment is to strengthen the provisions relating to illegal manufacture of firearms or prohibited weapons and to clarify police powers when conducting firearms prohibition order searches.
By reading the proposed legislation (which was prepared without industry consultation), it appears that there are unintended consequences which may prevent law-abiding firearms owners from working on their own firearms for legal and legitimate purposes.
While SSAA NSW supports the toughening of laws on criminals, this draft legislation needs significant clarification before being introduced into Parliament. SSAA NSW will use your input to fight against any potential negative impact on law-abiding firearms owners.
In preparing our response, we ask all SSAA NSW members and other individuals/organisations to provide comment on how the proposed legislation, if passed, would impact yourself (as a law-abiding firearms owner) and your sport/discipline/recreational activities. Any response received may be used in SSAA NSW’s submission, without any identifying information.
The proposed legislation can be found at: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/ ... 0Print.pdf
This is the time that we, as an organisation and industry, must come together to change the draft legislation to protect law-abiding firearms owners.
Thank you,