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Thread: Semi-automatic guns sold by Defence Force being used by gangs

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  1. 17-12-2018, 06:07 PM #3
    gundoc
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasquatch View Post
    Buhhh... Defence force SLR's were select fire tho?
    No, The SLR's were semi-auto but they had to be further modified to Police specs before they could be sold to the public. The gangs guns were either stolen or purchased before the MSSA laws came into force (1992). The only SLR sales by the Defence Force were in 1988.
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