Tasmania Enforces New Restrictions on Antique Gun Owners

Owner of pre-1900 firearms in Tasmania will be subject to the licencing, registration and storage requirements of the Firearms Act 1996.

Weapons that were surrendered due to the National Firearm Amnesty are seen at the Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2017. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Owning an antique gun in Tasmania will soon require a licence, as the state government revises the firearm laws in the name of improving community safety.

On Jan. 18, Tasmania Police announced that firearms pre-1900 would no longer be exempt from the state’s Firearms Act 1996.