Government stoush over shotgun ban simmers o

Turnbull government MPs have been caught in the crossfire of a public spat between the Prime Minister and his predecessor over gun laws. They're trying to clean up a messy week - just as the states have failed to agree on classifications for the shotgun at the centre of the feud.

Federal minister for Justice Michael Keenan (third from left) after state and territory police and justice ministers met in Melbourne Source: AAP