The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is encouraging firearm owners to plan ahead by addressing registration requirements for their firearms, to prevent leaving an administrative burden on their loved ones after their passing.

To do this, weapons licence holders can establish future estate plans for their registered firearms in their last will and testament.

The initiative is supported by Operation Whiskey Firestorm, a QPS campaign which aims to reduce firearm thefts and increase awareness of legal storage obligations under the Weapons Regulation 2016 reinforced by, “Safety First, Secure Always.’’

Operation Whiskey Firestorm Coordinator, Detective Superintendent George Marchesini, expressed concern about the number of reported cases in Queensland this year where firearms from deceased e

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