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Wild weather - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home
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Wild weather - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home Sun, 18 Jul 2021, 9:24AM
State Highway 1 in Marlborough is reopening and evacuated residents from three settlements have been told they can return home from lunchtime on Sunday.
But on the other side of the island, West Coast residents face heartache, with flood-ravaged streets and homes.
The Marlborough District Council said State Highway 1, including the Wairau River Bridge, was expected to reopen from midday on Sunday. All evacuated residents from Tuamarina, Spring Creek and the Lower Wairau can return to their homes from midday.
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Duncan s mother, Gail Duncan, filed a lawsuit against Total Firearms in September, claiming the store irresponsibly and unlawfully allowed Olin to rent the gun, leading to her daughter s death.
In exchange for the lawsuit being dismissed, Total Firearms agreed to implement several reforms, including added training for employees and suicide and mental health screenings, Gail Duncan s attorney, Erin Davis, said. It s a commitment from them that they don t want this to ever happen again, Davis said.
A message left for the owners of Total Firearms on Tuesday was not returned.
Gun reforms as part of settlement
These reforms come with a powerful public statement from Total Firearms, Davis said. It outlines their new training, screening and reporting reforms and what to expect from the store.
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