Nick Brodie has released a new book: Under Fire

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Updated May 8 2020 - 5:26pm, first published 12:02pm
DETAILED: A new book looks at Australia's balance between gun ownership and right to safety. Picture: supplied
DETAILED: A new book looks at Australia's balance between gun ownership and right to safety. Picture: supplied

In 1873 a boy in Launceston, a mayor's son, was playing with a pea rifle and accidentally shot himself.

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