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Coroner's Report 'Could Lead to Sweeping Changes' to NZ Gun Laws
4 September 2010
Dominion Post (Wellington)
The violent deaths of Napier gunman Jan Molenaar and the police officer he shot, sparking a 50-hour siege, could lead to sweeping changes to gun laws.
Coroner David Crerar has recommended the Government review the Arms Act – including revisiting a suggested ban on military-style semi-automatics – as part of his findings into the deaths of Molenaar and Senior Constable Len Snee last May.
He levelled criticism at the community, saying it was "a matter of enduring... (GunPolicy.org)
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