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Members of a Melbourne family are calling for a major overhaul of the state’s firearm registry after an inquest into their mother’s murder uncovered an “inadequate” police investigation and data that more than 100,000 guns remain missing.
"The extent of his duplicity, propensity for controlling behaviour, firearms, and violence went unchecked," she said. "Had the true picture of Mr Bisucci been available for all to understand prior to the 21st of August, 2017, we believe our mother would still be here today." Ms Burdon's son, Nicholas Burdon, said "our mother's death will not be in vain". "As a family we did not initially consider our mother's murder to be a family violence murder," he said. "Herein lies the problem. "Family violence does not need to be sustained over time, it need not be physical, and will manifest itse...