ACT Policing seizes 40 weapons in nationwide crackdown, exposing scale of Canberra gun ownership
Operation Athena nets guns and ammunition; federal buyback scheme yet to fully launch
ACT Policing has seized more than 40 weapons and made four arrests in Canberra since October 18 as part of a nationwide crackdown called Operation Athena, with one Dunlop gun owner alone surrendering 27 weapons and 4000 rounds of ammunition after compliance checks revealed anomalies.