Far right’s access to guns a ‘significant concern’ and national register needed, Victorian inquiry warns

The Victorian inquiry into far-right extremism recommended a review of the state’s Firearms Act to determine if the ‘fit and proper person test’ should include members of violent extremist groups. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A Victorian inquiry has warned that far-right extremist groups’ access to guns is of “significant concern”, calling for a crackdown on ownership to be considered and a new national database of firearms license holders to combat the threat of an attack.

The parliamentary inquiry into far-right extremism says the state government believes there are two dominant groups active in Victoria, but police have warned that a lone-wolf attack was more likely to occur than one organised by a known group.