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An American standard automatic rifle from World War II, which has been proudly displayed for decades at the Warkworth RSA, may be among those which fall foul of the government’s anti-gun legislation.
RSA manager Mike Wharepouri says RSAs around the country have been contacted by police over their gun collections and the M1 A2 firearm has been identified as one that could be a problem.
Mike cannot say for sure if the gun still works, but says it would be a tragedy to see a valuable piece of history confiscated or destroyed.
Mike is still waiting to hear back from police to see if the RSA can keep the weapon.
Currently, the rifle is locked to the wall. If police do want it, they will first need to find the key, which appears to be missing.
