Weapons such as those occasionally used in the United States and on the Continent to discharge tear gas or overpowering fumes are declared illegal in New Zealand by a proclamation in the Gazette last Thursday evening. Gas pistols or any device for discharging stupefying gas will now be covered by the Arms Act, 1920, and their possesison by a civilian will be as illegal as the carrying of an automatic pistol.
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Waipa Post, Volume 44, Issue 3178, 14 May 1932, Page 5
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