Thread: Firearm Registry Data Questions and Answers

Originally Posted by Old_School

So purchasing a magazine or suppressor would not be considered a triggering event from what I understand?
I was also told today from a source who consulted contacts at guncity that private sales of unregistered firearms are not triggering events.
Would like to know if that sounds right or not, but told it's only a triggering event of you buy through a dealer.

Originally Posted by MCCPRO

I dont believe they would be triggering events if the firearms were not currently onbthe registry and privately traded. Could be wrong and accept all criticism

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Originally Posted by Old_School

That's the way I understood it too. How about trademe private sales?

I won a TradeMe rifle auction on Tuesday night.
Wednesday 21st into the local Police station to get form 43a signed.
The form then had to go to the Tauranga Arms Officer Paul McLennan (friendly guy).
When I was on the phone with him on Thursday 22nd, I asked if the seller receives my 43a form on/after 24 June would it be classed as an activating event. He said 'yes' - that to purchase a rifle from an individual license holder is an activating event for registration.
Now I took that to mean when dealing with an online purchase via form 43a AND when selling via face-to-face private sales.

Thankfully the seller received the 43a form today and dropped the rifle off to be shipped... so no need to be a 'test dummy' for the new online system's bugs and problems.