Originally Posted by
Mauser308
I don't really care what the action is, semi, pump, bolt, single, or some combination of all three. Trying to ban something because PNHQ or the bullshit castle in Wellington doesn't like it is a pisstake and an abuse of power.
I would be pretty pissed off if someone decided to ban 4x4's because they are over-represented in the crash statistics. Next they will be trying to ban blond, blue eyed babies - no wait it was everything but blond, blue eyed babies wasn't it? And we all know how that turned out...
One of the biggest problems with this country is no constitution and no bill of rights - and I believe there exists a UN resolution stating that NZ should adopt one. Not of interest, our beloved leaders would rather adopt UN arms ammendments...
As far as the AR15's, how many of those have been used in shooting incidents/accidents in NZ (apart from Police fire and/or military accidents)? It's not the type of firearm involved, as the Police unfortunately discovered a precharge air rifle can be lethal in the wrong hands. Maybe they would be better off spending their efforts improving the mental health service, inter-agency operations and screening and training for licensed firearms owners... So far it seems to be bad policy followed by bad policy et al. I guess they need to be seen to "do something" to justify their salaries???