How WA’s new gun laws might have applied to the Floreat murderer

How WA’s new gun laws might have applied to the Floreat murderer

Mark Bombara was a law-abiding gun owner – right up until he wasn’t. New laws under debate cannot bring back lost loved ones,but may alter the ownership landscape.

  • byHamish Hastie

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‘He was law-abiding,until he wasn’t’:How murderer of WA women owned 13 guns

‘He was law-abiding,until he wasn’t’:How murderer of WA women owned 13 guns

The Perth man who murdered two innocent women inside their suburban home on Friday was a licensed gun owner,it has been revealed.

  • byHeather McNeill
‘Floreat murders were domestic violence’:Minister at odds with police
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‘Floreat murders were domestic violence’:Minister at odds with police

Minister Reece Whitby has publicly revealed his disagreement with a decision of WA Police not to classify the murder of a mother and daughter by a man who attended their Floreat home on the hunt for his ex-wife a domestic violence incident.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘Lone wolf’ charged over attempted assassination of Slovak PM Robert Fico

‘Lone wolf’ charged over attempted assassination of Slovak PM Robert Fico

The attempted assassination shocked the small central European nation,with leaders blaming the attack in part on extreme political polarisation that has divided the country.

  • byRob Harris
Slovak PM in ‘serious but stable’ condition after assassination attempt

Slovak PM in ‘serious but stable’ condition after assassination attempt

The central European country has been rocked after Robert Fico was shot five times in the stomach,arm and leg. A suspect has been detained.

  • byRob Harris
Man killed in drive-by shooting in south-east Melbourne

Man killed in drive-by shooting in south-east Melbourne

The man was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound about 12.30am Saturday.

  • byNajma Sambul andChris Vedelago
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Labor pledges $160m for national guns register

Labor pledges $160m for national guns register

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will announce the funding commitment on Saturday that will allow police to track gun possession.

  • byAngus Thompson
School ignored multiple warnings that six-year-old had a gun before he shot teacher

School ignored multiple warnings that six-year-old had a gun before he shot teacher

The child,who had a history of aggressive behaviour,pulled a handgun from his jacket and shot his teacher. The gun jammed after a single shot,preventing further chaos.

  • byBen Finley andDenise Lavoie
‘Oh,that man left a gun on the train’:Commuter forgets ‘pistol’ during morning rush
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‘Oh,that man left a gun on the train’:Commuter forgets ‘pistol’ during morning rush

Shocked passengers say they found the gun on a train seat after the man left the carriage at a Sydney station. Police say it is a gel-blaster.

  • byPerry Duffin
WA’s 90,000 gun owners will soon have to answer this suite of questions. Here’s what you need to know

WA’s 90,000 gun owners will soon have to answer this suite of questions. Here’s what you need to know

The health questionnaire devised by WA Police was tabled in parliament on Wednesday as part of the firearms bill currently being debated.

  • byHamish Hastie
Perth teen becomes first in Australia to be jailed for school shooting

Perth teen becomes first in Australia to be jailed for school shooting

The boy was sentenced in the Perth Children’s Court on Thursday morning after firing three rounds at Atlantis Beach Baptist College in May 2023.

  • byHolly Thompson