PM may talk to premiers
on tougher gun laws
The Age, Australia
Police presence: Members of the homicide squad at
the corner of Williams Street and Flinders Lane,
scene of the triple shooting. PRIME Minister John
Howard ... |
Gun crackdown up to
states, says Howard
ABC Online, Australia
Three people were shot by a gunman in the Melbourne
CBD this morning. (ABC News: Liz Hobday) Prime
Minister John Howard has left up to the states,
... |
PM 'open to talks'
about handgun laws
The Age, Australia
Prime Minister John Howard says Australia has very
strict handgun laws but he is ready to talk to state
premiers about whether they should be tightened.
... |
Calls for tighter gun
controls
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
Greens leader Bob Brown said amendments to ban
semi-automatic handguns except for police and other
legitimate uses had previously been voted down in
the ... |
Estimated 20000 guns
sold on blackmarket
Brisbane Times, Australia
DESPITE the crackdown on handguns prompted by
earlier massacres, an estimated 20000 are held
illegally in Australia. Also, more than half the
perpetrators ... |
Changes urged in recoil
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
A decade after outlawing semi-automatic rifles in
the wake of the Port Arthur massacre, Prime Minister
John Howard said he was willing to review handgun
... |
PM open on tougher gun
laws
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
PRIME Minister John Howard has left the door open to
tougher gun laws following today's deadly triple
shooting in Melbourne. Tough national gun laws were
... |
Gun laws defended
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
THE shooting tragedy in Melbourne reinforces the
need for states to redouble their efforts in
addressing the firearms black market, Justice
Minister David ... |
WA
reviewing gun laws, police minister says
The West Australian, Australia - 20 hours ago
Western Australia has some of the toughest gun laws
in the nation but police are reviewing these
controls, the state's police minister says. ... |
Gun crackdown up to
states, says Howard
ABC Regional Online, Australia
Prime Minister John Howard has left up to the
states, the decision about whether or not gun laws
should be tightened after this morning's fatal
rush-hour ... |
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