Thread: Air rifles that are suitable for possums and rabbits?

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Arms Act 1983 No 44 (as at 01 October 2018), Public Act 27 Revocation and surrender of firearms licence – New Zealand Legislation

27 Revocation and surrender of firearms licence
(1)
Where, in the opinion of a commissioned officer of Police,—
(a)
any person who has been issued with a firearms licence is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or airgun; or
(b)
access to any firearm or airgun in the possession of the person to whom a firearms licence has been issued is reasonably likely to be obtained by any person—
(i)
whose application for a firearms licence or for a permit under section 7 of the Arms Act 1958, or for a certificate of registration under section 9 of the Arms Act 1958 has been refused on the ground that he is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or airgun; or
(ii)
whose certificate of registration as the owner of a firearm has been refused under section 10 of the Arms Act 1958 on the ground that he is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm; or
(iii)
whose firearms licence has been revoked on the ground that he is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or airgun; or
(iv)
who, in the opinion of a commissioned officer of Police, is not a fit and proper person to be in possession of a firearm or airgun—
the commissioned officer of Police may, by notice in writing under his hand, revoke the firearms licence, and the person to whom that firearms licence has been issued shall upon demand surrender the licence to a member of the Police.

(2)
Any person may at any time surrender a firearms licence held by him.
(3)
Where a licence is revoked under subsection (1) or surrendered under subsection (2), the person to whom the licence has been issued shall cease to be licensed to possess firearms, airguns, pistols, or restricted weapons by virtue of that licence or any endorsement on it.
Compare: 1958 No 21 s 10(2); 1976 No 151 s 6

As I read it it applies to REVOCATION of a FAL, and it applies to a LICENSE to use firearms/airguns (not a refusal of license, but result is the same - no license held - it does not ear mark you for special troubles beyond the hassle of not having a FAL).

Specifically, it does not forbid the person who had a revocation of FAL from using airgun types which do not require a license. E.g. non-PCP air rifles, PCP air pistols, pump/springer rifles/pistols.

Maybe I'm looking at the wrong piece of legislation. ? @systolic ?