Thread: S&W mp15-22 semi auto import

good day i am from south africa and i want to import my .22 semi along with my other firearms will NZ police approve it and if so how do i do it? or do is just sell it here and get another in NZ?

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"New immigrants
You should leave all firearms in your country of origin until you have gained a New Zealand firearms licence and a Permit to Import. It is possible to make arrangements to bring your firearms with you before getting a licence and import permit, but this carries the risk that the firearms will be destroyed without compensation if you fail for some reason to obtain the licence or the permit.

If you want to bring firearms direct into New Zealand, obtain (before you leave home) advice from the New Zealand Arms Control (Response & Operations)."

http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/fir...its?nondesktop

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Mate

have a friendly chat to your local Firearms Officer.

They will put you right.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Mate

have a friendly chat to your local Firearms Officer.

They MIGHT put you right.

Cheers
Pete

Fixed that for you Pete

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Fixed that for you Pete

LOL

True

However mine seems pretty onto it.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Mate

have a friendly chat to your local Firearms Officer.

They will put you right.

Cheers
Pete

I don't think the NZ Police have any arms officers in South Africa.

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Originally Posted by Koshogi

I don't think the NZ Police have any arms officers in South Africa.

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Then I suggest he contacts The NZ Police National Arms Office or any one of the listed Arms Officers here and makes some enquires.

Firearms offices and contact details | New Zealand Police

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Pete

See my comment

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thanks for the advice im going to christchurch on the 5th of april so i will stop at a police station and find out what to do

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Originally Posted by Koshogi

See my comment

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Yeah but even SA has phones capable of making International phone calls. ..

Talking to my mate unless it holds sentimental value you might be better off just buying over here once sorted, getting all the ballistic testing etc in SA sounded like a pain and expensive?

M&Ps have already been sold by dealers so should have already gone through the "safety" testing.

If it's in E cat configuration will make it harder.

He could literally rock up at the airport with it and get a visitors license on the spot, which also acts as his import permit.

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Yeah but even SA has phones capable of making International phone calls. ..

Probably even Internet email capability, like my comment links to....

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Yeah sorry, not at this end but back in South Africa. Apparently it has to go for ballistic testing to make sure it hasn't been used in a murder etc and this is just for a family 22lr heirloom

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Yeah sorry, not at this end but back in South Africa. Apparently it has to go for ballistic testing to make sure it hasn't been used in a murder etc and this is just for a family 22lr heirloom

Right. Wasn't aware of that.

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