Shopkeeper gets 48 months for illegal semi-automatic gun

Shopkeeper Jamie Myers was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment yesterday after being found guilty of having an unlicensed semi-automatic handgun.

Magistrate Judy Latchman handed down the sentence as well as a $60,000 fine after finding Myers guilty of a charge of having the weapon in his possession without being the holder of a firearm licence.

Myers, 28, of Lot 1 Yarrow Dam, East Ruimveldt, made his initial appearance at