That is a good phrase you have coined there Alaskaman, a much better term than 'culture' in regards to the New Zealand situation if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskaman 2016
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That is a good phrase you have coined there Alaskaman, a much better term than 'culture' in regards to the New Zealand situation if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskaman 2016
I disagree. We have a strong heritage of hunting, deerstalking and pig hunting. The emphasis is wrong. We don't have any form of firearms 'heritage' or culture. These politicised concepts are not part of the New Zealand experience. Alaskaman is talking one thing and the guys here are understanding another, without the same associations.
I think New Zealand`s firearms heritage is that of their use as tools in food gathering,pest control,target shooting and as weapons in two World Wars.
Surely the .303 SMLE is an icon of our firearms heritage!
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Originally Posted by rockland
Some definitions of heritage from Wikipedia:
History, "heritage" refers to historical events or processes that have a special meaning in group memory.
Cultural heritage, the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society: man-made heritage
You are correct Rockland. Our nation's participation in the two world wars made a large contribution to the formation of our national identity and the .303 was central to that.