Furore erupts over gun purchase

A furore has erupted after TV3 broadcast a story highlighting the ease in which Heather Plessis-Allan bought a .22 rifle online with fraudulent documentation. She initially recounted this story to Radio Live. By law, only those with current firearm licenses are allowed to buy guns. About 55,000 firearms are sold in New Zealand every year from retailers who predominantly buy their guns and accessories from about five main wholesalers. Firearm retailers maintain that they do not make money from

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