The W.A. Govt and W.A. Police Force are finally cracking down on these moronic "Sovereign Citizens", who take all their cues from idiotic, moronic Americans, who pursue this dangerous ideological rubbish.
The initiative was taken up by the W.A. Police Commissioner, Col Blanch, who organised raids on people identifying as Sovereign Citizens, after the Dezi Freeman murders.
Blanch was obviously concerned some of these fruitcakes could follow on from Freemans attack, and put his men in danger. The aim was to find unregistered firearms and illegal ammunition, and improperly stored firearms.
The W.A. Police carried out 70 searches at different addresses across suburban Perth and regional towns, and cancelled or suspended 44 firearm licences. Officers also inspected 26 firearm storage units. Police seized 135 firearms in the raids.
Naturally, there was a loud response from the Sovereign Citizens local movement, and in something resembling a Monty Python farce, a bunch of so-called "Sovereign Citizen Sheriffs" attempted to arrest Col Blanch, claiming they didn't support him, didn't approve of his appointment, and claiming he had overstepped his authority. Naturally, they got short shrift from the W.A. Police, and the mob were threatened with arrest themselves, if they continued with their farcical move.
I think Blanch and Premier Roger Cook are on the right track to flush out the more dangerous members of this group, as some of are quite likely to be as dangerous as Freeman.
However, there is a real danger that the WAPOL move could harden the attitude of some of the more diehard members of this group and drive them underground and encourage to join criminal networks to acquire illegal firearms.
As always, it's a fine line they have to tread to ensure that the more dangerous individuals of these groups get a spotlight shone on them, as they hold the potential to inflame other members who would perhaps hold moderate views on "Govt tyranny".
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-police-targeted-self-described-sovereign-citizens-but-how-many-are-out-there-20251006-p5n0fc.html