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How secure is our registry?


Imagine if criminals hacked into Victoria’s firearms registry. 

Tech giants such as Yahoo and Sony have had their systems hacked, so it is not hard to imagine that our registry is a viable target. 

Importantly, we don’t know how well – or poorly – it is protected.
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The SA Firearms Branch: a registry basket-case

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If you want to know how bad a firearms registry can be, look at South Australia.

In his most recent Annual Report to SA Parliament, Acting Police Ombudsman, Michael Grant, devoted more than two pages to a deplorable culture within the SA Firearms Branch which seems to be tolerated all the way up the chain, to the Chief Commissioner. Read more »