From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
An item in The Dominion (Wellington, New Zealand) today ( 24-Feb,) reads as
follows:
Police Withdraw 800 rifles after fault found.
More than 800 police rifles have been withdrawn from use after police found
some of the guns had malfunctioned.
The .223 Remington Model 7 rifle, used by general frontline staff for
firearms training, was withdrawn immediately after some of the guns fired
without the trigger being pulled. Assistant Police Commissioner Paul
Fitzharris said last that to protect public and police safety he ordered the
withdrawal. Police were taking urgent action to solve the problem and would
review the situation next week.
National Police Operations manager Neville Matthews said last night the
malfunction was detected on a training exercise. When dirt or dust got into
the trigger mechanism the gun automatically fired when the safety catch was
released.
The gun had not malfunctioned on an operation, he said.
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David.
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