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Australia: New calls for gun control

A spate of shootings over the past 24 hours in NSW has lead to calls for both federal leaders to back national uniform gun laws. NSW Greens Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon on Tuesday said it was time for tighter gun control laws, with a ban on semi automatic pistols, following four separate shooting incidents.

Read About It: Australian Associated Press

Posted: 7/27/2010 9:28:39 AM

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