NSW has statistically the least number of fireamms when compared to other states in Australia and other countries in the world. Approximately 80 percent of households have no firearms. Firearms are more frequently found in rural areas and Newcastle and Wollongong whereas Sydney has the lowest rate of domestic fireamms with firearms being present in only 6 percent of households. The NSW Police Service monitors firearms ownership and shooters licences through a state wide computerised network. Firearms offences and offences which may make firearms access and ownership unlawful are flagged and identified on a daily review of the computeRsed network perfommed by the NSW Police Service Firearms Registry.
Appropriate action is then possible on the part of the police.
From a practical point of view it would seem that a ban on firearms usage or even more restricted access would not be feasible. Certain lobby groups within the community exist such as the Coalition for Gun Control and the Shooters' Party. The college has no role in aligning itself with orendorsing any of such groups. The murder rate in Australia has remained constant over the last 100 years at approximately 2 per 100,000 population per year Murder rates and the use of firearms are not necessarily able to be extrapolated between countries and notably the United States has wider access to firearms than Australia and a much higher rate of homicide by shooting. Alternatively the United Kingdom has a very low rate of murder by shooting but data analysis would indicate that there is no evidence that firearms registration has had any effect on the homicide or accident rate by shooting in the latter country.