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Callum Godde

Guns, machete 'crackdown' to target crims in Victoria

Carrying a controlled weapon without a lawful excuse could lead to a $23,000 fine or a year in jail. (HANDOUT/SA POLICE)

Crooks will find it harder to refuse a gun ban and traders will be required to ask for identification when selling machetes, under a weapons crackdown in Victoria.

The Victorian government has introduced the Firearms and Control of Weapons (machetes) Amendment Bill to parliament, in what it has dubbed a "crime crackdown".

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