Gun Policy News
Weapons Cache a Legal Import, Lawyer Claims
13 January 2003
Cape Argus (Cape Town)
The seizure of 220 assault rifles and 60 shotguns at a warehouse at Cape Town International Airport last week has taken a dramatic twist with claims by a Pretoria lawyer that the weapons were legal and destined for a Plumstead weapons dealer.
Martin Wood, lawyer for Suburban Guns, claimed the Firearms and Ammunition Act only required that a permit be produced once the weapons had been claimed.
In an interview with a Sunday newspaper, Wood also claimed a faxed... (GunPolicy.org)