Labor calls for ban on imported firearms to be extended to cover new shotgun

Source: Australian Broadcast Corp

Labor has called on the Turnbull Government to extend a weapons importation ban to cover a new shotgun, despite the firearm meeting current requirements.

A new version of the Adler lever action shotgun is being imported into Australia, having met the requirements of a year-long importation ban prohibiting weapons that can fire more than five rounds without reloading.

The weapon in question is a new model of a controversial eight-round shotgun, prohibited under the ban put in place following the Martin Place siege.

Acting Shadow Minister for Justice Graham Perrett called on the Turnbull Government to extend the weapons ban to cover the shotgun, citing extreme concerns over the firearm.

Mr Perrett also urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to extend the ban until the National Firearms Agreement review is complete.

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