WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has also told 6PR Breakfast that police were not responsible for releasing the gun ownership maps that were shown yesterday.

He confirmed to host Gareth Parker that, at the moment, there were no requirements for a person to be trained in the safe handling of guns, but that is one of the recommendations he would like to see introduced in the overhaul of the WA firearms laws flagged on Tuesday.

“You’d have to check with the Police Minister [Paul Papalia],” the Commissioner said in regards to who released the locations of gun owners across Perth.

Parker told the Commissioner he had received several complaints from listeners who had identified their streets in the map of gun ownership published yesterday and they were concerned their streets could be targeted by thieves.

Tap PLAY below to hear the discussion between Parker and WA’s top cop.