Thread: Required to justify the number of firearms you own?

The new Police Arms Code 2017 is out and you are now expected to justify the number of firearms you own, from the Arms Code page 43:

"A firearms licence allows the holder to have and use sporting type shotguns and rifles. A licence holder may possess any number of sporting-type rifles and shotguns although you will be required to justify the number of firearms you hold when the Police inspect your firearms security."

Keep in mind that the National / Labour led Law and Order Select Committee into how criminals are obtaining guns wants to codify parts of this arms code into law.

Download and read here:

http://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-2017-arms-code.pdf

Already got a thread on this: http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-2017-a-35201/

You have to justify it, but there is no law about what constitutes a valid justification and what doesn't?
"Well ma'am, if I shoot any one too much I'll wear the barrel out, so I have 31 so I can shoot a different one each day of any month"

Originally Posted by tommygun

You have to justify it, but there is no law about what constitutes a valid justification and what doesn't?
"Well ma'am, if I shoot any one too much I'll wear the barrel out, so I have 31 so I can shoot a different one each day of any month"

Reasons
Rifle 1- I like that one.
Rifle 2- And that one.
Rifle 3&4- And those two make a nice pair.
Rifle 5-And that one is great in the bush,
Rifle 6-And that one is better on the tops.
Shotgun 1- I like that one.
Shotgun 2-I like that one too.
Shotgun 3- This one is fun to shoot,
Rifle 7-and this one has enough recoil to remind us we are all alive.
Rifle 8-I like the noise this one makes,
Rifle 9- (rimfire) and that one is cheaper to shoot.
Rifle10- The next one is my wifes favourite
Rifle 11,12,13 and 14 - Looking after a mates ones while he is away...

etc
etc
etc

Originally Posted by timattalon

Reasons
Rifle 1- I like that one.
Rifle 2- And that one.
Rifle 3&4- And those two make a nice pair.
Rifle 5-And that one is great in the bush,
Rifle 6-And that one is better on the tops.
Shotgun 1- I like that one.
Shotgun 2-I like that one too.
Shotgun 3- This one is fun to shoot,
Rifle 7-and this one has enough recoil to remind us we are all alive.
Rifle 8-I like the noise this one makes,
Rifle 9- (rimfire) and that one is cheaper to shoot.
Rifle10- The next one is my wifes favourite
Rifle 11,12,13 and 14 - Looking after a mates ones while he is away...

etc
etc
etc

You forgot reason #15 “That one gets jealous of 1 and keeps 2-4 in line”

Originally Posted by Sideshow

You forgot reason #15 “That one gets jealous of 1 and keeps 2-4 in line”

Sounds like ex lovers to me? You could just use the same list

Originally Posted by timattalon

Rifle 1- I like that one.
Rifle 2- And that one.
Rifle 3&4- And those two make a nice pair.
Rifle 5-And that one is great in the bush,
Rifle 6-And that one is better on the tops.
Shotgun 1- I like that one.
Shotgun 2-I like that one too.
Shotgun 3- This one is fun to shoot,
Rifle 7-and this one has enough recoil to remind us we are all alive.
Rifle 8-I like the noise this one makes,
Rifle 9- (rimfire) and that one is cheaper to shoot.
Rifle10- The next one is my wifes favourite
Rifle 11,12,13 and 14 - Looking after a mates ones while he is away...

etc
etc
etc

Originally Posted by Sideshow

You forgot reason #15 “That one gets jealous of 1 and keeps 2-4 in line”

Times have changed...I forgot 15-45 as the rifles my mates own while they await Police to finish renewing their licenses......

Good thing that that has had a common sense response and has been fixed....for the moment.

Originally Posted by tommygun

You have to justify it, but there is no law about what constitutes a valid justification and what doesn't?
"Well ma'am, if I shoot any one too much I'll wear the barrel out, so I have 31 so I can shoot a different one each day of any month"

Because I want lots of guns.
Justified.

New Arms Code in the works right now

Originally Posted by NZscopes

New Arms Code in the works right now

Police can rewrite (and fuck it up like they did a few years ago) the arms code all they like. It means jack shit. The arms act on the other hand, is everything

If the Police are rewriting the Arms Code, it looks like the promised independent agency to administer the Act is as likely as 100,000 State homes being built and the light rail down Dominion Road running in my lifetime.

easy just have a 1 rimfire 1 shotty and one center fire in there when they inspect it

Originally Posted by northdude

easy just have a 1 rimfire 1 shotty and one center fire in there when they inspect it

Yeah and when they get stolen in a robbery all of a sudden you have 10 more, police talk to insurance company and new minute you get pay out on number advised to police.

Yup that's a gd idea

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Originally Posted by HNTMAD

Yeah and when they get stolen in a robbery all of a sudden you have 10 more, police talk to insurance company and new minute you get pay out on number advised to police.

Yup that's a gd idea

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Yep but when did you acquire them? Next question?

Originally Posted by northdude

easy just have a 1 rimfire 1 shotty and one center fire in there when they inspect it

Haha thats a good one