Moat, who was cornered in Rothbury, Northumberland last July after a week-long manhunt, was holding a sawn-off shotgun to his own head at the time.

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In July last year, the couple were found at their home in Clough Avenue, Sale, and had been shot at close range with a sawn-off shotgun.

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In the 1930s, the National Firearms Act was an attempt to curb the use of sawn-off shotguns, which had become popular with the mob during prohibition.

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Mohammed Rabnawaz, 25, of Devonshire Terrace, Manningham, appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Friday in connection with the seizure of the two sawn-off shotguns and rounds of ammunition.

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