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26-04-2023, 07:16 PM
Graeme Massie
Wed, 26 April 2023 at 4:34 am SGT
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An American woman was arrested at Sydney Airport after a 24-carat gold-plated handgun was discovered in her luggage.
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she could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, but also cancellation of her visa and removal from the country depending on how the case against her proceeds.
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Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws that were introduced after a shooting in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur in April 1996 killed 35 victims and wounded another 23.
The new laws banned the sale and importation of all automatic and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, forced most buyers to present a legitimate reason for ownership, and wait 28 days to complete the purchase.
It also resulted in a mandatory gun buyback with the Australian government confiscating and destroying nearly 700,000 weapons. That move alone cut the number of gun-owning households in the country by half.
Australia has seen just one mass shooting since the gun laws were introduced.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/american-woman...14832.html
Wed, 26 April 2023 at 4:34 am SGT
......
An American woman was arrested at Sydney Airport after a 24-carat gold-plated handgun was discovered in her luggage.
......
she could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, but also cancellation of her visa and removal from the country depending on how the case against her proceeds.
......
Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws that were introduced after a shooting in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur in April 1996 killed 35 victims and wounded another 23.
The new laws banned the sale and importation of all automatic and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, forced most buyers to present a legitimate reason for ownership, and wait 28 days to complete the purchase.
It also resulted in a mandatory gun buyback with the Australian government confiscating and destroying nearly 700,000 weapons. That move alone cut the number of gun-owning households in the country by half.
Australia has seen just one mass shooting since the gun laws were introduced.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/american-woman...14832.html
