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Australian notebook. Calls for stricter gun laws

Over a three-month period, hundreds of guns were handed during the second national gun amnesty since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996

Over a three-month period, hundreds of guns were handed during the second national gun amnesty since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 Source: AAP

The killing of two Sydney teenagers by their own father, as well as the death of three members of one family in Perth caused a mass outcry with demands new stricter gun laws. 10 000 people have already signed a petition calling for more background checks for people involved in family disputes.


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By Vladimir Dubossarsky

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The killing of two Sydney teenagers by their own father, as well as the death of three members of one family in Perth caused a mass outcry with demands new stricter gun laws. 10 000 people have already signed a petition calling for more background checks for people involved in family disputes.


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