Perth killer of mother and daughter would have had fewer guns under proposed laws

Mark Bombara would not have had access to murder weapon but could have owned five guns under reforms being debated in WA parliament

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A gunman who shot dead two women in their home would not have had access to the murder weapon under proposed gun laws being debated in the Western Australian parliament.

But those laws could still have allowed Mark Bombara, 63, to have access to as many as five firearms as a recreational shooter and up to 10 if he was a farmer or gun club member.

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