NT police association rejects calls for gun ban following Zachary Rolfe trial
by Nino Bucci from World news | The Guardian on (#5X2TG)
Union president criticises rapid decision to charge officer after shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker, saying members have left the police force over it
The Northern Territory police association has rejected calls for the banning of guns in remote Aboriginal communities after the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker.
Walker's family and Warlpiri elders from the community of Yuendumu, where the shooting occurred, called for the ban on Friday after police officer Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty of the 19-year-old's murder.
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