Amnesty results
'.V Z. Press .Association} i WELLINGTON, October 14. "While the number of j firearms surrendered under the arms amnesty shows a reduction in its second month, the results continue , to be encouraging,’’ said the Commissioner of Police (Sir Angus Sharp) today. The public has been invited to surrender unlawful weapons without fear of, prosecution during a three-' month amnesty which began on August 1. To September 30, 212 pistols, 845 rifles, 66 shotguns, 15 bombs and grenades, 1 11,000 rounds of ammunition, ! six machine-guns, 300 detona- 1 tors, a box of gelignite, 50? pounds of anzite explosive 1 and other assorted items had been surrendered. i Another 933 firearms had ’ been produced for registra- t tion and 3024 changes of t address regularised. ' Sir Angus urged people toil take full advantage of the ' remaining two weeks of the < amnesty to regularise their possession of guns or to sur- I render any weapons held in 11 breach of the Arms Act. i
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33665, 15 October 1974, Page 2
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