Why was the controversial Adler A110 lever-action shotgun banned?

By Fergus Hunter
Updated October 19 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 4:08pm
Turkish shotgun the Adler A110
Turkish shotgun the Adler A110
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The lever action, seven-shot shotgun Adler A110 in action.
The lever action, seven-shot shotgun Adler A110 in action.
Liberal MP Ian Goodenough and Senator McKenzie at the Canberra International Clay Target Club. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Liberal MP Ian Goodenough and Senator McKenzie at the Canberra International Clay Target Club. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Predicted by no one, the issue of gun control is back on the agenda following claims the government was willing to compromise an ongoing ban on the Adler A110 lever-action shotgun in return for libertarian senator David Leyonhjelm's vote on unrelated legislation.

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