David and John Fuller discussed plans for the national firearms register with Senator Chris Ellison during his visit to their Moss Vale business last week.

As Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Ellison has worked with Highland Sports on customs matters relating to the import/export business. Highland Sports sells sporting goods and clothing throughout the world through offices in New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.

Senator Ellison said the Federal Government had committed $1 million towards establishing a National Firearms Management System which would include a national firearms licensing and registration system.

The system would allow the details of firearms to be electronically transferred from one state to another, benefiting sporting shooters, dealers and firearms control, he said.

As well as allowing law enforcement agencies to track firearms throughout Australia, the system would reduce red tape for sporting shooters who moved interstate or crossed state boundaries to hunt or for competition, Senator Ellison said.

Full story in Wednesday's Southern Highland News.