Handling of Firearms Commenting on the handling of firearms at an inquest into the death of a youth who was fatally injured in a shooting gallery m Wanganui, the coroner, Mr. S. M. Dixon, suggested that instructions in the handling of firearms should be included in the school curriculum. “Two points cannot be emphasised too strongly, 0 he said. “Never point a rifle at a person, and firearms should be handled on the assumption that they are loaded. 0
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 184, 7 August 1939, Page 8
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