Central North Police District officers will form part of the nationwide effort to crack down on firearm theft in regional areas.
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Operation Armour will be conducted in rural areas across the state and focus on preventing, disrupting and reducing firearm thefts.
Nyngan Police Sergeant Tony Wood also said the crackdown aims to target illegal black market firearm possession and gun theft across NSW.
"What we want is for gun owners who are responsible to make sure their firearms are stored in a place where they can check on them fairly regularly," Sergeant Wood said.
Sergeant Wood said there are some gun owners who keep their firearms on a property but live in town, so police are asking them to bring their guns and store them in town.
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"If they have them in the grains shed or the equipment shed, which is half a kilometre away and out of sight, we would again say they keep them closer, so if something goes wrong or if they get stolen that crime will be detected or that attempt will be detected immediately rather than weeks or perhaps months later."
Licenced gun holders are being warned to ensure guns are stored correctly in gun safes that are bolted or fixed to the property, and ensure keys are hidden, and constantly checked.
The police understand that people in rural communities hold firearms for legitimate reasons but that safe storage procedures need to be followed, Sergeant Wood said.
"We know that licenced gun owners are responsible and have to jump through a lot of hoops to get those firearms, we want to keep those guns out of the hands of criminals," he said.
Sergeant Wood said anyone with anyone with any concerns or questions can contact the local station.
"We're always happy to work with people to make sure their storage meets requirements, and if it doesn't we're not going to penalise anyone, we're going to tell them what to do and time to get it up to requirements," he said.
More information about responsibilities as a firearms owner, including licences, permits; sale and purchase, and safe storage can be found at the Firearms Registry page on the NSW Police Force website.