Thread: Taupo range

This whole thing is a solution looking for a problem. My take on it is police were so shaken by Chch, that they now have a zero trust mentality towards FAL holders. They want a strangle hold on all firearms related activities such as sport shooting, buying and selling etc. Over bearing regulations on shooting ranges is another feather in this cap. They want more eyes and ears around people using firearms. Forcing people to shoot under the direction of an RO, having an attendance register etc achieves this and also pushes the fit and proper onus back onto clubs and ranges. They can be held accountable in future if an individual goes off the rails. It will really make people rethink their positions on club committees I reckon.

Originally Posted by Beavis

This whole thing is a solution looking for a problem. My take on it is police were so shaken by Chch, that they now have a zero trust mentality towards FAL holders. They want a strangle hold on all firearms related activities such as sport shooting, buying and selling etc. Over bearing regulations on shooting ranges is another feather in this cap. They want more eyes and ears around people using firearms. Forcing people to shoot under the direction of an RO, having an attendance register etc achieves this and also pushes the fit and proper onus back onto clubs and ranges. They can be held accountable in future if an individual goes off the rails. It will really make people rethink their positions on club committees I reckon.

Problem being they created the problem, maybe their inability to own their problem is a problem? They’d like us to be the culprits!