Sydney pistol club didn't check John Edwards' references, inquest hears

The club wasn’t aware the Sydney child murderer had been rejected by another club, a former senior official says

A pistol club where Sydney father John Edwards completed his training and stored his guns did not check the references of new members and wasn’t aware he had been rejected from another club, an inquest has been told.

The inquest into the deaths of Edwards and the two children he murdered in July 2018 was told on Tuesday the Firearms Registry had required clubs to send a list of references for licence applicants.

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