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Concerns Over Shooter Domination of Australian Gun Advisory Committee
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)