Thread: NZP have published their first update on their Firearms review...

As the internet is a good record of the thoughts of humanity maybe someone will read this forum in the future as say
.."wow look at the freedoms they had back then... why did they give them up?.. now only criminals and Police have firearms.."

Lets say this come into law and the Police get their way, possible out come could be....

Semi Automatic guns that have the look and feelings of a MSSA will be reclassified from A Cat to E Cat / MSSA.
Thus overnight making a whole bunch of A Cat owners now breaking the law.

As there is no data base of A Cat firearms how will they know who now has the newly classified MSSA's? -

Some predictions based on what the last 20 years in Uk, Australia and Canada has shown us

1. Will there be a rush of people getting E endorsements? - No
2. Will the Police be over loaded with the new laws? - Yes
3. Will there be a mass handing in of the newly classified MSSA's - No
4. Will many the newly classified MSSA's 'disappear' into the ether? - Yes
5. Will there be a push for a mass registration of all firearms - Likely
6. Will the mass firearms register a become big, cumbersome, costly and ineffective - Yes
7. Will criminals now find it harder to get hold of firearms - No
8. Will the Police and the Public now have more MSSA's pointed at them by criminals - Yes
9. Will criminals abide by the new law? - No
10. Will it reduce the number of murders by firearms - No
11. Will law abiding firearms users now incur more cost and bureaucracy in the pursuit of their sport / hobby - Yes
12. Will firearm accidents still occur? - Yes
13. Will there be a de-escalation of the militarisation of Police? (Coz if all the guns are gone then the Police don't need guns) - No
14. Will the public feel safer with these new laws? - No as the media will find a new thing to scare the public with.
15. Will Automatic Bullet Button High Capacity Magnetize Clips with High Calibre Assault Sniper Rounds be banned ? - No (coz they don't exist )
16. Will all gun crimes be solved in 45min like on CSI - No

So these new laws are all about saving lives right.
But as of 2016
1. Statistically speaking are you be more likely to die because you ate to much good food, got over weight and picked up several health problems than been killed by a firearm.
2. Statistically speaking are you be more likely to die because you where walking on train tracks and did not notice the 100,000kg train coming your way than been killed by a firearm.
3. More people drown each year in boating accidents because the where too tough and did not need a life jacket, than people be killed by a firearms.
4. Statistically speaking are you be more likely to die because you where txting while driving and crashed into a large object than been killed by a firearm.
5. Seems like the current laws a working just fine http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10660886

I'm sure this topic will be discussed by both those for firearms ownership and those against firearms ownership