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Police Gun Data Shows Extent of Private Arsenals in Suburban Australia

ABC News (Australia)

11 October 2017

By Lorna Knowles and Alison Branley

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Gun numbers around the country
- ACT: 18,967 guns
- SA: 298,851
- Tasmania: 126,910

In Tasmania, there are almost 127,000 registered firearms, with the largest individual caches of up to 153, held by people holding a licence for a business or government department.

In South Australia, there were almost 300,000 registered guns held by about 66,000 owners.

In the ACT, figures released by the Australian Federal Police show there are almost 19,000 registered guns in the jurisdiction.

ID: N744

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