WA police minister Reece Whitby said, “the firearm legislation elevates community safety above everything else.

“It is important to note that PCYC could have continued offering the program if they had chosen to transition their licence in accordance with the legislation.”

I feel like Isla Tomlinson should have explained this last statement to the reader. That allusion to a transition to a new licence seems like the real story here, where PCYC turning away scout groups is a detail of the wider story driving its newsworthiness.