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Gun safety experts expect swift clampdowns on gun ownership after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged to change the country's near 30-year-old gun laws. Close to a quarter of a million people in New Zealand hold firearm licences and only military-style semi-automatic guns need to be registered, leaving the majority un-accounted for by authorities. Exactly what will change is not yet known. However, gun safety advocates have said banning semi-automatic firearms and registering all guns would be a good start. Police Association president Chris Cahill said semi-automatic weapons needed to be banned. "We know how easy it is to get firearms in New Zealand and while today and the next few days is the time to look after the welfare of the victims and their families, clearly we need to have a look at firearms law in New Zealand," Mr Cahill said. He said there also needed to be a register of all guns and who owned them. "If someone was building up a cache of weapons and there was some alarms around that, it would be something that could be followed up. But as it stands now, we have no idea who's buying weapons and where they're keeping them or how many they have in New Zealand." The gunman responsible for the terrorist attacks on mosques on Christchurch on Friday held a standard firearms licence that allowed him to own limited power semi-automatic weapons. Police said it may have been possible for him to have bought his firearms legally and then altered them, to turn them in to semi-automatic weapons. https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/38...
Posted By: Steve Williams
Monday, March 18th 2019 at 11:47PM
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We pray that no community is affected by this type of COWARDLY Monstrosity EVER
…..BUT
He was Australian.....New Zealand is a different nation.....an Island Nation
He was gun licensed in Australia.....How did he get guns in New Zealand?
…..1. did he store them in his bags?
…..2. did his Australian License let him be licensed in NewZ?
…..3. did someone Collude with him to get guns in NewZ?
whole thing seems ODD...…
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 at 7:37PM
robert powell
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Every application for a firearms licence must state— the full name of the applicant; and the date of birth of the applicant; and the place of birth of the applicant; and the address and occupation of the applicant; and the place at which the applicant carries on his or her occupation; and the name and address of a near relative of the applicant; and the name and address of a person (not being a near relative of the applicant) of whom inquiries can be made about whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm; and whether the applicant has been convicted of any offence, whether in New Zealand or any other country; and whether the applicant has previously made application to be issued with a firearms licence whether in New Zealand or any other country and has been refused.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 at 9:23PM
Steve Williams
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Gun safety experts expect swift clampdowns on gun ownership after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged to change the country's near 30-year-old gun laws.
And that is what supposed to happen with out dated LAWS.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 10:45AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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What makes you say they are outdated laws Ron?
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 11:36AM
Steve Williams
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There Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Pay attention!!!
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 3:15PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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And what changes do you think are appropriate Ron?
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 5:40PM
Steve Williams
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Take that question should go to There Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 6:04PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Thanks steve….this is what makes it ODD to me....
“The MSSA, military-style automatic, reportedly used by the alleged gunman was not purchased from Gun City.
Gun City did not sell him an MSSA, only A-category firearms,”
Under New Zealand gun laws, A-category weapons can be semi-automatic but limited to seven shots.
….video of a gunman in one of the mosques showed a semi-automatic weapon with a large magazine.
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...as Always steve -- you can research the best...!
whole thing seems ODD...…
I feel the FAKE NEWS, which in the spirit of Walter Chronkite and David Brinkley DIG deep and
give the Public truthful INFORMATION.....NOT to BLOCK any possible Important information....
……...Nowadays Laws are kind of inadequate...
I am no expert but I believe the gunMEN
1. nowadays one can make any weapon on line with great technology ANYWHERE
2. or like minded, pilots, ferrymen or smugglers can get anything....
I just would like to see MANY ARRESTS....ASAP....anywhere else, by others always ROUND UP 10-20
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 7:33PM
robert powell
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Robert, I think the only thing he had to do to make an MSSA was use a different magazine. I'm checking here:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/govern...
I don't know what laws apply to importing magazines but Tarrant wouldn't have much trouble smuggling them in I don't think.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 8:06PM
Steve Williams
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Definition of MSSA
One feature of a semi-automatic firearm that characterises it as an MSSA is a military pattern free-standing pistol grip. Firearms that do not have such a pistol grip (along with other features) are deemed to be in sporting configuration and are, by law, not MSSAs. A High Court decision (Lincoln v New Zealand Police HC Palmerston North CIV-2009-454-473, 1 March 2010) has made it difficult for the Police to determine with certainty whether some makes of firearm are in sporting configuration, and, as a consequence, which firearms are MSSAs and subject to additional licensing conditions. There is a need for a clearer definition of the term MSSA.
This Bill proposes that a different approach to defining an MSSA is taken to make it more easily understood and more adaptable to future changes in firearms manufacturing. This involves wording the definition in the positive as a semi-automatic firearm that has 1 or more specified features, rather than in the negative with a list of features that a firearm in sporting configuration (that is not an MSSA) must be without. The definition also provides for certain features to be defined in regulations. This applies in respect of the feature of a pistol grip. The definition also allows for particular firearms and types of firearms to be declared as MSSAs in regulations.
The inclusion of a definition of pistol grip in regulations also provides flexibility for this definition to be readily adjusted if the manufacture of pistol grips changes in a way that gets around the intention of what the definition attempts to capture.
In addition, under the Act, firearms maintained in a sporting configuration must not have a magazine that holds, or appears to hold, more than 7 rounds (with an exception for magazines designed to hold up to 0.22 calibre ammunition where the limit is 15 rounds).
A maximum capacity of 7 rounds does not relate to international manufacturing standards, whereas magazines designed to hold 5 or 10 rounds are commonly produced. Many owners of semi-automatic firearms have internally modified 10-round magazines so that they are only capable of holding 7 rounds, in the belief that this will mean the firearm will not qualify as an MSSA. To reflect this fact and legitimise an adaptation that was intended to conform with the law (although it was not in accordance with a strict interpretation of the law), the Bill will retain the current limit of 7 rounds but the definition will refer to actual capacity only (and allow a limit of 10 rounds in relation to what the magazine appears to be capable of holding).
Consistent with the proposed new definition of an MSSA, the Bill will amend section 74 of the Act to include new regulation-making powers to declare a firearm or type of firearm to be an MSSA, and define or describe features of a firearm that is an MSSA.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 8:16PM
Steve Williams
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Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken for New Zealand.
Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 12:05PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Thank heavens we don't have a parliamentary government.
Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 12:39PM
Steve Williams
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WOW!!! I know, right! Because they moved real quickly on taking action about this issue, WOW!!!
Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 1:51PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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They moved way too quick Ron. Why didn't they wait for the investigation to be completed? Why won't they let the public see the guns that were used and describe them accurately? Why didn't they allow for a period of public comment?
Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 2:09PM
Steve Williams
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Steve, all of those are good questions.
YOUR FIRST QUESTION: Why didn't they wait for the investigation to be completed?
My Reply: From what I can see, in their reviewing of The New Zealand gun laws, I would assume, they thought A Investigative report was not needed, for them to see, that they needed to up grade their laws to match the new technology in weaponry.
YOUR QUESTION: Why won't they let the public see the guns that were used and describe them accurately?
MY REPLY: Probably, for the same reason why they did not show The White murderous heathen ass THUGS face, They did not want to advertise that WEAPON.
YOUR QUESTION: Why didn't they allow for a period of public comment? That is a question for their parliament, because I would have like to see a public hearing on that subject, myself.
Thursday, March 21st 2019 at 3:21PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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