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Police have reported a 27-year-old man from the State’s south-east for having insecure firearms after police attended at a farming property in relation to another matter. It is alleged that while police were at the property they saw a gun safe in a shed which had been left unlocked and with the door open. A number of firearms were in plain sight from outside of the shed. All of the firearms were seized and the man will be summonsed to appear in the Millicent Magistrates Court at a later date. This is a timely reminder to all firearm owners, particularly those in rural areas. The theft of firearms is a significant risk to community safety. Firearm owners are reminded that they have a responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Firearms Act and ensure that their guns are secured correctly at all times. Police recently have come across a similar issue in Keith. Click here for the story.

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SE man reported over firearms offences