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Assault Weapons Seized from Biker Gangs

27 June 2004

Sunday Mail Advertiser (Australia)

Deadly weapons — including assault rifles and a heavy machinegun — have been seized from bikie gangs. The haul includes a modified variant of the AK-47 assault rifle, which is being used to attack coalition soldiers daily in Iraq. The semi-automatic assault rifle, with a detachable 30-round magazine, was among a stockpile of 247 firearms police bikie taskforce Avatar has seized from bikie gangs since March 2001. Concerned police say the AK-47 variant, found in... (GunPolicy.org)

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