20/01/2025
The WA Firearm Community Alliance is comprised of and represents the respected and established peak bodies for the ballistic sports in Western Australia, and includes the state wide industry network of firearm retailers, wholesalers, repairers and manufacturers, along with key representatives from grain growing, primary production and pest control agencies across the state.
Recognised by the Minister for Police in the WA Parliament as the mature and responsible peak body for 95,000 firearm owners and the fi****ms industry in Western Australia, the organisation has maintained a mature and sensible approach to engagement with the State’s MP’s and WA Police throughout the course of the fi****ms debate.
The WA State Election on Saturday the 8th of March is the opportunity for firearm owners, their families and the people of Western Australia to cast their vote after 8 years of the Labor government. With every election comes a chorus of radical and poorly informed ideas about how to make change, more often than not from those absent throughout the debate.
In recent weeks, calls from Eastern states individuals have been made to hold a “gun rally” in the Perth CBD in an attempt to seek relevance in Western Australia and apply some feeble influence over the views of the voting public and the outcomes of the WA State Election.
The WA Firearm Community Alliance categorically disavows any connection, involvement or endorsement of any proposed “gun rally” in Western Australia. Any such action will be counterproductive and poses a serious risk to undermining the unprecedented bi-partisan support that we have achieved with those Political Parties understanding the need for responsible firearm ownership.
We the undersigned implore responsible firearm owners to stay the course and make your voice heard on polling day by voting for those candidates that have publicly stated their support for responsible firearm ownership in WA.
The only paths to changing the WA Fi****ms Act 2024 are to join a political party that supports your sport and recreational pastime, volunteer to help with early voting or on polling day and support the candidates in your electorate that support you.