Concern about stolen guns
The Christchurch police are concerned about where firearms stolen in a smash-and-grab raid on Monday evening might end up. Six pump-action Shat-
guns, a .308 calibre rifle, and a .22 rifle were taken after the glass front door of Shooters’ Supplies, Ltd, at Riccarton was broken about 11.30 p.m. The burglar alarm was activated, but the thieves had fled when the police arrived. “It is reasonable to assume that the person who took the weapons wants them for an illegal purpose, or to sell them to someone who cannot get a firearm legally,” he said. The stolen guns and rifles were worth a total of $4OOO. Burglars raided the same shop in July last ’year, taking 26 firearms, r All were later recovered by the police.
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