Thread: Sad Commentary on Life and Balance.

Surely no one thinks that we don't have an illicit gun problem? And a gun crime problem? Don't get distracted by the numbers. They are just numbers. 17K? 10K? 5K? Whatever. There are too many guns in the wrong peoples hands. Yes?

What to do about it is the problem. Targeting us is targeting the wrong people. We might have the odd miscreant amongst us (curse them) but overall it seems licensed owners are pretty good, and clean.

The focus needs to turn on the underworld, not us. We are easy picking, but pretty blameless.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Surely no one thinks that we don't have an illicit gun problem? And a gun crime problem? Don't get distracted by the numbers. They are just numbers. 17K? 10K? 5K? Whatever. There are too many guns in the wrong peoples hands. Yes?

What to do about it is the problem. Targeting us is targeting the wrong people. We might have the odd miscreant amongst us (curse them) but overall it seems licensed owners are pretty good, and clean.

The focus needs to turn on the underworld, not us. We are easy picking, but pretty blameless.

I think you mean we have a CRIME problem generally but sadly that appears to be far too too hard to deal with or solve so "red hearings" are cast out everywhere

Its become more about "being seen to be doing something" rather than doing something and the media seem to lap it up

Originally Posted by Tahr

Surely no one thinks that we don't have an illicit gun problem? And a gun crime problem? Don't get distracted by the numbers. They are just numbers. 17K? 10K? 5K? Whatever. There are too many guns in the wrong peoples hands. Yes?

What to do about it is the problem. Targeting us is targeting the wrong people. We might have the odd miscreant amongst us (curse them) but overall it seems licensed owners are pretty good, and clean.

The focus needs to turn on the underworld, not us. We are easy picking, but pretty blameless.

There are no consequences for using illegal firearms, due to our concurrent sentencing laws.

Have an AK in a crack lab? The crack lab bit carries the higher sentence, so having an AK or not doesn't reeaally affect how much time you get. But crack labs are a dangerous business, so of course Joe Crook will opt to have one if possible, the gun is free come prison sentence time.

Home D for everything is what needs to change, sentence reductions on sentence reductions also. NZ needs to harden the fuck up and give crooks something to worry about, locked up away from the rest of us, it's turned into a fucking zoo