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| States reportedly agree to place Adler shotgun in strictest category States reportedly agree to place Adler shotgun in strictest category | |
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| New South Wales has reportedly relented and agreed to allow the controversial Adler shotgun to be reclassified to the toughest of the four categories, opening the way for limited importation to resume. | New South Wales has reportedly relented and agreed to allow the controversial Adler shotgun to be reclassified to the toughest of the four categories, opening the way for limited importation to resume. |
| The states will discuss reclassifying the lever-action Adler shotgun at Friday’s Coalition of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra. | The states will discuss reclassifying the lever-action Adler shotgun at Friday’s Coalition of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra. |
| The Abbott government paused the importation of the Adler 110 shotgun in 2015 after the Lindt cafe siege. | The Abbott government paused the importation of the Adler 110 shotgun in 2015 after the Lindt cafe siege. |
| That ban could not be changed until a consensus can be reached on lifting it from the current category A, which allowed recreational shooters to own one, to a more restrictive category. | That ban could not be changed until a consensus can be reached on lifting it from the current category A, which allowed recreational shooters to own one, to a more restrictive category. |
| On Sunday the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said one proposal was for the guns to be reclassified as category D, making them available to basically only “very few users” such as feral pest controllers, generally working for governments. | On Sunday the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said one proposal was for the guns to be reclassified as category D, making them available to basically only “very few users” such as feral pest controllers, generally working for governments. |
| But “the classification of firearms and regulation of them is a matter for states and territories under the national firearms agreement,” he told reporters in Sydney. | But “the classification of firearms and regulation of them is a matter for states and territories under the national firearms agreement,” he told reporters in Sydney. |
| State police and justice ministers met with the federal justice minister, Michael Keenan, in October to discuss how to deal with the gun, which is capable of firing eight shots in eight seconds. | State police and justice ministers met with the federal justice minister, Michael Keenan, in October to discuss how to deal with the gun, which is capable of firing eight shots in eight seconds. |
| All of the states except NSW called for the weapon to be given a “D” classification – the toughest of the four categories. | All of the states except NSW called for the weapon to be given a “D” classification – the toughest of the four categories. |
| The ABC and News Corp reported on Sunday that NSW had agreed to that classification. | The ABC and News Corp reported on Sunday that NSW had agreed to that classification. |
| The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, established in memory of sisters killed in the Port Arthur massacre, cautioned against any watering down of gun laws. | The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, established in memory of sisters killed in the Port Arthur massacre, cautioned against any watering down of gun laws. |
| “In particular, there should be no moves to water down the restrictions applied to category D firearms,” chief executive Lesley Podesta said in a statement on Sunday. | “In particular, there should be no moves to water down the restrictions applied to category D firearms,” chief executive Lesley Podesta said in a statement on Sunday. |
| “Now is not the time to be horse-trading away community safety.” | “Now is not the time to be horse-trading away community safety.” |
| The issue has caused divisions in the government, with Nationals senators Bridget McKenzie and John Williams voting last month with Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm in a bid to overturn the import ban. | The issue has caused divisions in the government, with Nationals senators Bridget McKenzie and John Williams voting last month with Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm in a bid to overturn the import ban. |