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Australia

21 August 2011

Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne)

Police have vowed to "dry up the supply" of guns and ammunition in the northwestern suburbs after the past week's triple shooting that left two men dead and another in hospital. Raids yesterday morning by detectives working in Taskforce Acer 17 netted firearms police feared could be passed to criminals. The weapons were held legally by registered gun owners, but police intelligence revealed 20 had "connections to family or associates who were persons of interest to... (GunPolicy.org)

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