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Increased demand for guns means imports now banned

Monday 9 March 2015 | Published in Local

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Increased demand for guns means imports now banned
New Zealand Air Force armourer Corporal Simon Bevington has a look down the barrel of one of 72 guns he checked and cleaned during a three-day gun amnesty on Rarotonga back in January 2008.

A marked increase in the number of people wanting to import firearms has led to the Cook Islands Police Service placing a ban on bringing guns into the country.

A marked increase in the number of people wanting to import firearms has led to the Cook Islands Police Service placing a ban on bringing guns into the country.


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