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The government should treat powerful catapults as the dangerous weapons they can be, not just harmless toys. We need a ban on sales to those under 18, with clear restrictions on carrying them in public, and tougher penalties when they're used to harm animals or damage property.
Just as he was preparing to reveal his most explosive findings yet, Esmond was found murdered. Esmond Bradley Martin spent decades going undercover in the dangerous world of ivory and rhino horn trafficking, risking his life to expose shadowy smuggling rings and the powerful figures protecting them. But just as he was preparing to reveal his most explosive findings yet, Esmond was found murdered in his grand Nairobi home.