Police have seized more than 1000 guns and firearm parts and made 184 arrests in a national sting that revealed a scourge of untraceable 3D-printed weapons from the suburbs of Sydney to remote communities in Arnhem Land.

A “full spectrum” of sovereign citizens, doomsday preppers, tech-heads and gangsters were all caught up in the raids.

The Australian Border Force and state law enforcement, including the NSW Police, launched a weeklong crackdown on illicit weapons following a spate of gun violence in Sydney.

These included four shootings within 24 hours across the western suburbs last week and the Croydon Park attack on October 5 which saw a man allegedly open fire on pedestrians, cars and police with a high-calibre rifle.

At least 281 privately made weapons or parts were seized du

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