TIME FOR ABOLITION.
THE HAMMER SHOTGUN. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, January 16. The time had come for the old worn-out hammer shotgun to go by the board. It was time its importation was prevented, said the 1 Minister of Internal Affairs to-day at the opening of the Centennial trapshooting tournament. It was obvious from the number of accidents with guns that the time had arrived to take some such steps, said Mr Parry. In tho last 12 months for which he had figures there were 64 accidents with fire-arms, of. which 26 were fatal. Gun. dubs should give, some consideration to the question of the hammer shot* gun.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 82, 17 January 1940, Page 2
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