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Gun Control Group Fears Watering Down of Tasmania's Laws
17 January 2006
ABC News (Australia)
The National Coalition for Gun Control is worried that Tasmania's Police Minister, David Llewellyn, is about to water down gun laws.
The coalition's chairman, Roland Browne, says the Minister has been sitting on a review of the Firearms Act and plans to abolish the 28-day cooling off period for the purchase of second and subsequent firearms.
He says the review has been shrouded in secrecy because an election is imminent.
"Firearm law changes are very contentious," Mr... (GunPolicy.org)