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Western Australian Police Minister Bob Wiese supports a national ban on all automatic and high-powered semi-automatic firearms.
Mr Wiese said the case for the restricted use of some low-powered semi-automatic firearms, specifically for the destruction of vermin, needed to be fully discussed and debated at the coming Police Minister's conference.
The Minister said he supported a national gun register which would be an extension of the system already operating in WA.
He believed uniform national gun laws should be administered on a State-by-State basis.
"I am in favour of a system whereby firearm owners can only purchase ammunition suitable for the type of firearm for which they are the registered owner, " he said.
"Every person who applies for a firearm licence in Western Australia must prove they are a fit and proper person and have a genuine reason for requiring a firearm."
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