More than 100 guns have been seized by Western Australian police in raids on so-called “sovereign citizens” in an operation sparked by the shooting deaths of two Victorian officers.

Gun owners known for espousing sovereign-citizen ideology were targeted in the five-day operation last week across metropolitan and regional WA.

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the operation was conducted for both public safety, and ensuring officers were safe on the beat.

“The recent murder of two serving police officers in country Victoria was allegedly committed by a sovereign citizen,” he said.

“Following this tragedy, I instructed my officers to conduct a review and risk assessment of those individuals in Western Australia who are licensed firearm holders and whose beliefs align with sovereign

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