Minister for Home Affairs answers Bob Brown's stolen handgun questions

The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
The Senate

14 May 2008

Senator Bob Brown asked the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 20 February 2008

Question number: 288

(1)     Between the following years, what total number of handguns were stolen from each jurisdiction: (a) 1978-83; (b) 1984-89; (c) 1990-95; (d) 1996-2001; and (e) 2002-07.

(2)     From what source were the handguns stolen (ie, individuals, gunshops, security firms, etc.).

Senator Ludwig – The Minister for Home Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable Senator’s question:

There is no available data for the specific periods requested. The data available on handgun theft in relation to the Senator’s question has been sourced from the Australian Institute of Criminology and is presented in the attached Table. The data relates solely to handgun theft and does not include other firearms theft.