National gun register stalls as states’ paper trail frustrates


David Allen
Reporter

Uncertainty remains around delivery of the long-promised National Firearms Register (NFR), a Senate committee has been told, with most states and territories still struggling to transition from paper record-keeping systems.

Executives from the Department of Home Affairs fronting Senate Estimates on Tuesday were unable to say when the $161 million register will host its intended live national dataset.

Home Affairs assistant secretary Alex Engel told the Legal and Constitutional Affairs …

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