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You said guns are banned...they're not banned.No...they really haven't...No, they haven't banned guns.So...Australia is dumping violent criminals into New Zealand......and those criminals are using guns to commit crimes.....
But....I thought it was guns that caused crime...not criminals....
Worsening gun violence linked to gang turf wars, illicit drugs and the insidious cancer of organised crime has left more than 350 people with firearms injuries across Auckland in five years.
More than half of the wounded were treated at Middlemore Hospital as violence in South Auckland spilled over into bloodshed, leaving numerous people dead and scores of others fighting for their lives.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has serious concerns about the growing use of firearms.
He has written to the Police Minister and will meet Deputy Police Commissioner John Tims next week to discuss how to tackle the spate of shootings and toxic impact of gangs
These 501s have swamped the domestic crime scene with a level of violence that is far in excess of what the domestic NZ gangs use and with their South American Cartel links, the 501s are importing a purer and cheaper meth that is causing enormous damage in our communities.
Does that answer your question?
Yes...they have...
New Zealand Ban on Most Semiautomatic Weapons Takes Effect (Published 2019)
The law, passed after the Christchurch massacre in March, outlaws military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles. It will be enforced as a gun buyback and amnesty program ends amid debate.www.nytimes.com
Nearly 300,000[1] licensed firearm owners own and use New Zealand's estimated 1.5 million[1] firearms.[2] Gun licences are issued at the discretion of the police provided they consider the person to be of good standing[3][4] and without criminal, psychiatric or drug issues; as well as meeting other conditions such as having suitable storage facilities. Several different categories of licence are permitted, with the most common, "A Category", permitting access to sporting configuration rifles and shotguns.
Gun law in New Zealand - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Again...
It outlaws military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles, and some gun parts, and violators face five years in prison.
These guns are banned.......
And fully automatic weapons are effectively banned here. What is your point?
The rifles they banned in Australia are not military weapons......they are semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns......
But they are banned...he said they weren't banned......
300,000 firearms owners in a population of 4.5M is a sizeable proportion of the citizens owning supposedly banned items.