‘Toughest gun laws in Australia’ to be introduced in WA after shooting at Perth school

The “toughest gun laws in Australia” will be imposed in Western Australia after a 15-year-old boy allegedly fired a rifle on school grounds, sparking a lockdown in Perth.

WA Premier Mark McGowan today vowed to reform the Firearms Act following the arrest of a teenager who allegedly brought two rifles to Atlantis Beach Baptist College in Two Rocks yesterday, firing multiple shots.

He said the scenes were “not a thing you expect to see happen in Australia” and promised “dramatic reform” to reduce the number of guns in the state.