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Australian lawmaker's online gun picture post sparks police review

Australian federal police were on Monday investigating a social media post by a government lawmaker that showed him aiming a gun and taunting left-wing green supporters.

The rural-based Nationals Party lawmaker George Christensen posted the picture of himself on Facebook aiming a gun and asking: “You gotta ask yourself, do you feel lucky, greenie punks?” echoing a line from Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” movie.

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