The issue of the Adler lever-action shotgun is currently being worked through by the Law, Crime and Community Safety Council.
There is a national firearms agreement in place and it is very important that agreement is not broken; whatever action is taken on the Adler or any other firearm needs to be consistent across all states.
In the meantime, an import ban remains in place on the higher capacity version of the Adler.
In this light, it is unfortunate and somewhat insensitive of the Greens that they are seeking to move on this issue in the Parliament, so close to last week's 20th anniversary of Port Arthur.
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