Winchester asked John Browning to design a lever action shotgun. He told them that a pump was a better idea but went ahead and invented the model 1887 since that was what they wanted.
Pump shotguns are “restricted” in Australia. They are treated much like full autos.
The Australian regulations are really nasty. Guns are not allowed to be used for self defense. They must be locked up all the time.
A mandatory 30 day wait to get a new gun, even if you have several already. Air guns are treated the same as centerfire rifles.
It was horrible law, and now they want to make it worse. They are never satisfied. In the UK, they are working hard on outlawing anything with a point or an edge.
Serious proposals have been put forth to outlaw kitchen knives that have a point.
That Adler lever shotgun looks nifty. Bet there’s a ready market for it here.
Definition of British-style parliamentary government: “Dictatorship interrupted by elections”.
Oh well, just put another shrimp on the barbie, mate.
;^)