Thread: Richard Lincoln

I don't profess to be a Legal Eagle by any stretch of the imagination.

Section 74A and 74B Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Act 2012 should have give one pause for thought. Given the recent shenanigans with dealers and A category parts imports, there's a lot of scope for "tightening the thumb screws". It's a slippery slope folks. We know that MSSA's constitute a virtually insignificant number of crimes committed with a firearm in this country. Why then are their sections in law that afford such sweeping powers to address a non-existential problem?

Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Act 2012 No 117, Public Act 12 New sections 74A and 74B inserted – New Zealand Legislation

The law is there for all to see, for those who care to read it.