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Australia

11 September 2013

Herald Sun (Melbourne) / Mercury (Tasmania)

A committee formed to provide firearms advice to the Police Minister is stacked with dealers, sporting shooters and agricultural groups with a strong interest in supporting the use of firearms. No gun control advocate is on the 12-member advisory group. Gun Control Australia spokesman Roland Browne said the Tasmanian Firearms Consultative Committee was a missed opportunity and represented the shooting interest groups, not the broader community. It comes as concerns... (GunPolicy.org)

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