Thread: National creates a Hunting and Fishing portfolio

Originally Posted by Lauries Hut

Don’t mean to piss on your fire, but may pay to read the article.
1. The way I read it: “Police don’t know the source of 82% of criminals weapons” This means they can only the identify the source of 18%. The rest no they have no proof, so they can’t statistically apply the numbers to a source.
2. Within the report they identified 10% came from licensed owners either via theft or being illegibly on-sold.

Statistically speaking the way it works is you use the ratios of the known sources to apply to the unknown sources, to gain a more complete picture. My guess this is what they did.
As we’re all well aware, crimes aren’t in the habit of narking on their own, or shitting in their nest.
And unfortunately this large proportion of seized firearms with no known source, actually supports my argument. It’s the simple fact they can’t identify the source of so many that supports their argument.
How can they close off the source when they don’t know where it is?

I heard from a pretty reliable source the police busted a gang gun manufacturing operation in Wellington fairly recently, using 3D printers (apparently they had 3 running) and imported parts which could not be identified as firearm parts. So there is no doubt there are plenty being smuggled and locally manufactured.

Again I’m not arguing it’s right, or fair on us. I’m just realistic as to how they come to these decisions (aided by politicians who are aiming to please the general public who are afraid of MSSA and mass shootings).

That's the point. Saying the majority comes from license holders is totally unfounded. I'm glad you agree with me.