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South Australia Rejects 'Unrealistic' Total Ban on Gun Ownership
16 October 2007
Herald Sun (Melbourne) / AAP
The South Australian Government has rejected calls for a total ban on gun ownership across the state.
Police Minister Paul Holloway and Attorney-General Michael Atkinson said a total ban would disadvantage sporting shooters and farmers.
They said the Government had already increased penalties for illegal gun use and gun-related crime was not on the rise.
Yesterday Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras suggested the ban as police continued to investigate... (GunPolicy.org)