New Zealand

NZ Gun Dealer Shot Attacker, Claims Scared Retailers Shop for Advice

Sunday Star-Times (New Zealand)

5 Oct 2008

Frightened shopkeepers have turned to a gun store for advice about guns, pepper spray and even a bulletproof vest. The spate of requests follows the high-profile murder of Manurewa liquor store owner Navtej Singh and Friday's stabbing of 55-year-old Auckland lotto shop owner Shashikat Premar. He is in a stable condition in Auckland Hospital. The incident happened on the day police told retailers to use common sense when defending themselves after a 40-year-old man stabbed in a fight outside his liquor store was arrested and charged with assault. Virender Singh, 40, appeared in Manukau District Court on Friday to face two counts of assault with intent... ( gunpolicy.org )