UNREGISTERED RIFLES
NEEDED FOR HOME GUARD PROSECUTION IMM UNITY WANG AN UI, Saturday. A statement that immunity from prosecution had been guaranteed by the police to persons with unregistered firearms and ammunition as long as they were handed to the Home Guard was to-day made by General R. D. Hardie, D. 5.0., area commander of the Plomo Guard in Wanganui. ITo said that the Home Guard was in need of arms and ammunition, and no doubt many people would be willing to hand unregistered lilies and ammunition to the Guard, but were afraid of police action for having them in their possession. The police had agreed not to prosecute anyone handing firearms or ammunition to the Home Guard.
Inspector J. A. Dempsey, of tho Wanganui police, said that since 1920, when! the Anns Act came into force, it was possible that many , rifles had changed hands without the present owners having them registered in their own names. It was desired now to have all these brought forward and registered as soon as possible.
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Opotiki News, Volume IV, Issue 254, 10 February 1941, Page 3
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