Thread: Your Last Chance to Save Our Pistol Grips

Originally Posted by Digit

Peter Dunne and Richard Prosser are supportive of this submission and will do what they can to make change.

Conspicuous by their absence of any comment is Labour and even worse COLFO. Im not sure what they support.

Labor are somewhat 'preoccupied' at the moment.

Had a meeting with RP a while back; he indicated a willingness for NZF to get behine civilian gun owners. Apparently WP is well aware of the voter block and party funding that might be gained if they play their cards right. NZF arms policy as stated on their website is a bit vague on detail and sounds like more of the veiled clap-trap about how gentle they will be; followed by a raft of new restrictions. Lets see how they go. The current landscape will be a good litmus test to see how genuine they are.

Press Release attached below has gone out to all media in the last 15 minutes

FROM RICHARD PROSSER (NZ FIRST)

FIREARMS OWNERS RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED
New Zealand First says firearms licence holders are right to be concerned about changes to firearms law which are due to come into effect in December this year.
Outdoor Recreation spokesperson Richard Prosser says the Arms (Military Style Semi-Automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Act, gives the Government the power to declare virtually any semi-automatic rifle or shotgun to be a military-style weapon.
He says this means thousands of law abiding gun owners could be declared criminals overnight, by changing the class of licence they need to retain firearms they currently own legally.
“The Act gives the Minister the power to turn a thumbhole into a pistol grip at the stroke of a pen, leaving owners in the position that to stay within the law they must obtain a new class of licence.
“All of a sudden people who have always acted responsibly may be breaking the law by keeping possession of their firearms and the only thing that will have changed is a definition on paper,” says Mr Prosser.
“There is no purpose served by giving any government this draconian power to turn law abiding people into criminals when nearly all the unlawful use of firearms cases involves individuals who have never had a licence in the first place!
“New Zealand First warned last year that this situation might eventuate. This law needs to be revised and the Government must promise that it will not arbitrarily redefine firearms as being military-style until the situation is resolved,” says Mr Prosser.
ENDS

This is now politics and has run its course

I promise you that I am on side and doing everything I can.

Our 2011 manifesto is currently being reviewed and I will be making adjustments to certain areas of my portfolio responsibilities as necessary, firearms policy being one of them. You are right that it does appear a little vague in places. Look forward to something much more positive ;-)

Originally Posted by Spanners

This is now politics and has run its course

"message edited / censored by spanners"

Just let it run. There's no scrapping or name calling.

Originally Posted by Beavis

Just let it run. There's no scrapping or name calling.

No.
This forum has 2 simple rules
- no religion
- no politics

That's means NO all the time not just when it's nice.
2 simple rules....

Originally Posted by Spanners

No.
This forum has 2 simple rules
- no religion
- no politics

That's means NO all the time not just when it's nice.
2 simple rules....

Or alternatively, perhaps just delete the offending posts?

Spanners, thanks for letting it run this far. The ball is well and truly rolling now. We are lucky to be part of probably the single biggest show of unity amongst shooters. It would be a pity for you to lock such a positive thread.

We have hit 800+ submissions and its still climbing. A total of 5600 emails have been delivered into the inboxes of those that control our passion in life!

quite happy to have most post removed....forgot the old no politics rule

Originally Posted by Beavis

Just let it run. There's no scrapping or name calling.

+ 1
Especially when it effects most of us.

Done, also going to post on some other forums and on my facebook. Good to see some unity for the sake of our sport and recreation.

Done

1000 submissions made to 7 recipients! 7000 total emails sent to those who can help us or screw us!

Big thank you to everone here. Keep spreading the word!