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Hundreds of years of firearms history is in jeopardy in Australia. (Photo: Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum Facebook<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Not satisfied with confiscating firearms from law-abiding Australian citizens, one province Down Under has passed a new regulation that would force museums to render their firearms \u201cpermanently inoperable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New South Wales government passed the new policy in 2017, but museums are only beginning to realize the extent of its effects. The Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (LSAFM) has begun to fight back, posting a petition online and garnering national and international media coverage.<\/p>\n

According to the museum, the regulation would force the volunteer-led nonprofit to destroy 70 percent of its firearms collection and eventually shutter its doors.<\/p>\n

“The move to render the weapons inoperable will sap the energy out of the museum and its volunteers, the authenticity of the museum would be destroyed,” Lithgow City Council member Stephen Lesslie told local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If this matter is not rescinded then Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum will close.”<\/p>\n

Lithgow City mayor Ray Thompson also pointed out that targeting museums, which are already required to implement strict security measures, won\u2019t do anything to prevent gun-related violence.<\/p>\n

“This new regulation is not going to make a difference to gun safety, the museum has relics in there and guns that have been there over a long period of time that are only for show, it’s ridiculous to think about putting lead in the barrels.<\/p>\n

“It’s a museum, the whole thing is stupid.”<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Australia\u2019s New Buyback Program Yields 51,000 Guns Destined for Destruction<\/a><\/h2>\n

Prior to the new regulation, museums in New South Wales were only required to remove a firearm\u2019s firing pin and maintain a \u201chigh standard of security,\u201d according to the LSAFM petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, museums are required to make firearms \u201cpermanently inoperable\u201d by inserting a steel rod down the barrel of the\u00a0firearm, welding the muzzle and\u00a0chamber, welding the barrel to the\u00a0receiver, removing the\u00a0firing pin\u00a0and welding the hole, removing all internal springs, welding internal components and welding the bolt, magazine, external hammer and\u00a0trigger\u00a0in a fixed position.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy doing this, the firearm will be reduced to a metal blob rather than a genuine firearm,\u201d the LSAFM petition argues.<\/p>\n

LSAFM’s Kerry\u00a0Guerin pointed out to local media that even if a criminal managed to get past the museum\u2019s security and steal a prohibited firearm, it\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess whether it would still be operable with an aftermarket firing pin.<\/p>\n

“What must be remembered is that firearms in museums haven’t been used for years,\u201d he said. \u201cAs any firearms user knows, this presents a personal risk to those who steal a gun, source a missing part, and fire it.<\/p>\n

“The danger is greatly increased when missing components are replaced by any available part – especially if the firearm is self-loading, semi, or fully automatic.”<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Big Lie Busted: Australia\u2019s Gun Violence is Real and Rising\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n

The LSAFM is located in an old firearms factory in Lithgow and includes \u201cSerial No. 1 Guns\u201d produced at the factory, including\u00a0L1A1 SLR (serial no. AD5900001);\u00a0F88 Austeyr\u00a0(serial no. SAF8800001); F1\u00a0carbine\u00a0(serial no. AD6400001); and sectionized F89 Minimi light support weapon (serial no. SW950001).<\/p>\n

The collection<\/a> also includes experimental and prototype firearms like the No 6 Mk 1 and the No 6 Mk 1\/1, shortened and lightened versions of the No 1 MK III that never made it into full production.<\/p>\n

The LSAFM has reached out to the New South Wales government but has thus far been unable to secure an exemption for their full collection. Museum curators are considering sending the firearms out of the country rather than destroying them.<\/p>\n

For more info, check out the articles posted by LSAFM here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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