Umm....errr....New Zealand is now looking to let Kiwi's own semi-automatic rifles.....cause gangs are doing a lot of crime down there......

[2aguy]

Well.........it seems that sometimes elections do matter....and getting your clock cleaned in an election can even wake up brain dead leftists...

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith recently announced that violent crime has increased 33 percent over the past five years, primarily because of gang violence, and lawmakers are now ready to revisit the country's gun laws with an eye towards restoring the ability to own modern sporting rifles... for at least some residents.


While the crime increase might be the primary motivation for revising the nation's gun laws, the ability to do so comes after the ruling Labour Party suffered huge defeats in elections held last October; going from 65 seats in the 122-member Parliament to just 31. A coalition government formed by the other two major political parties is hoping to chart a new course on crime and public safety by going after actual criminals, while completely rewriting the country's Arms Act for the first time in more than 40 years.

"It means starting from scratch," Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee told RNZ.
"There's nothing set in stone as we advance this process. The reason why the 1983 Act lasted so long is because there was genuine and good consultation."
The Arms Act 1983 has been home to New Zealand's gun laws for the past four decades and has had many iterations.
McKee said she wanted to change the current licensing system to a graduated system to "enhance public safety".
"Ensuring licensed firearms owners are fit and proper through a graduated system of licensing where people earn trust over time, and a licensing agency carrying out a range of checks, is the sensible way of ensuring public safety."
Also on the table is allowing competitive shooters to use semi-automatics for sport. The only current exemptions are pest control and (disabled) collector's items.

Now, that might seem like an incredibly modest step, but consider that New Zealand's constitution doesn't treat gun ownership as a right. Instead, it's a privilege to be exercised solely at the discretion of the government. It's a big deal for the government to scrap its outright ban and allow for competitive shooters to once again own and use semi-automatic rifles, especially just five years after the ban and "buyback" took place. Most important, perhaps, is the change in attitude that's come with the change in the country's leadership.

New Zealand Lawmakers Have Second Thoughts About Semi-Auto Ban

bearingarms.com

 

[2aguy]

From the above link.....

Shootings? In New Zealand? But......but......they banned and confiscated guns .....right?

“Over the last five years gangs have recruited more than 3000 members, a 51 per cent increase. At the same time, we’ve seen a significant escalation in gang-related violence, public intimidation and shootings, with violent crime up 33 percent.” says Mr Goldsmith.

“We need to take action and reduce gangs’ ability to engage in criminal behaviour and prevent them from further endangering and intimidating Kiwis.

Government Backs Police To Crackdown On Gangs

The coalition Government is restoring law and order by providing police new tools to crack down on criminal gangs, says Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell. “Over the last five years gangs have recruited more than ...

www.scoop.co.nz

 

[progressive hunter]

From the above link.....

Shootings? In New Zealand? But......but......they banned and confiscated guns .....right?

“Over the last five years gangs have recruited more than 3000 members, a 51 per cent increase. At the same time, we’ve seen a significant escalation in gang-related violence, public intimidation and shootings, with violent crime up 33 percent.” says Mr Goldsmith.

“We need to take action and reduce gangs’ ability to engage in criminal behaviour and prevent them from further endangering and intimidating Kiwis.

Government Backs Police To Crackdown On Gangs

The coalition Government is restoring law and order by providing police new tools to crack down on criminal gangs, says Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell. “Over the last five years gangs have recruited more than ...

www.scoop.co.nz

beings its an island,, theres no better controlled experiment I can think of,,,

 

[Manonthestreet]

next thing ya know they'll admit their covid policy was tyrannical

 

[woodwork201]

Well.........it seems that sometimes elections do matter....and getting your clock cleaned in an election can even wake up brain dead leftists...

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith recently announced that violent crime has increased 33 percent over the past five years, primarily because of gang violence, and lawmakers are now ready to revisit the country's gun laws with an eye towards restoring the ability to own modern sporting rifles... for at least some residents.


While the crime increase might be the primary motivation for revising the nation's gun laws, the ability to do so comes after the ruling Labour Party suffered huge defeats in elections held last October; going from 65 seats in the 122-member Parliament to just 31. A coalition government formed by the other two major political parties is hoping to chart a new course on crime and public safety by going after actual criminals, while completely rewriting the country's Arms Act for the first time in more than 40 years.


Now, that might seem like an incredibly modest step, but consider that New Zealand's constitution doesn't treat gun ownership as a right. Instead, it's a privilege to be exercised solely at the discretion of the government. It's a big deal for the government to scrap its outright ban and allow for competitive shooters to once again own and use semi-automatic rifles, especially just five years after the ban and "buyback" took place. Most important, perhaps, is the change in attitude that's come with the change in the country's leadership.

New Zealand Lawmakers Have Second Thoughts About Semi-Auto Ban

bearingarms.com

Election year electioneering. Nothing more.

 

[woodwork201]

Since 1845, importing arms could lead to fines, confiscation, and even confiscation of the ships the arms came in on to New Zealand. It has never been a place of liberty. It has always been a place where only the fully compliant could wish to be happy.

 

[LibertyKid]

And notice how the anti-gunners are staying away from this thread. They don't want to admit that if you take away guns from the responsible owners, only the criminals will have them. It doesn't fix the crime problem and the use of guns in a crime.\
Here is another article, however scroll to the bottom and read the comments from NZ'ers
They don't mention guns, but they do mention how their left party, the Labours, are becoming to soft on crime and criminals. Some of the same thoughts and narratives we hear and read about.

Violent Crime up 33% under Labour | Kiwiblog

The Police have published their data for December 2022, so we can now look at crime rates over the last five years. The number of violent offences was relatively static at 50,000 from 2015 to 2018, but in the last four years has increased to over 70,000. That is 20,000 more victims and almost 200

www.kiwiblog.co.nz

 

[whitehall]

We need to ship boatloads of illegals who crossed the U.S. border to N.Z to give them some perspective.