Thread: Kiwis support stricter controls on gun owners

Originally Posted by Tussock

Its 83% of people who give a biased anti-gun media the time of day.

But run the math of Tahrs attitude.

Say for arguments sake there are 400,000 A cat licence holders.

Thar would reduce that number by say, 25%. Two thirds of gun owners would be working class so 25% seems realistic.

He would increase scrutiny in a "scientific" way and that is very expensive.

User pays and licensing fees would realistically go to $1500, with renewal every 5 years.

25% get excluded, and thats assuming the science does not show anyone who wants to kill an animal is mentally ill and a threat to society. This may be something that should only be done by a licenced, qualified, trained and certified professional with demonstrable procedures, OHS and who promises to not enjoy it.

50% can't justify the expense and buy a bow.

Half the gunstores go out of business and our bow section sees more action than the shooting section till bows are declared inhumane after a tourist photographs a deer feeding with an arrow sticking out of its head.

Cost is spread over 200,000 with triple the admin. We are neither England who can print free money or Aussie who can mine it so licensing goes to $3000/5 years.

Further loss of interest and a shrinking minority relative to an anti gun population takes you to 100,000

100,000 is simply too small a group to justify any free public use or carry of fire arms. Reduce numbers to 25,000 collectors.

Become a tramper.

Best Tussock post IMHO hahahahaha