Thread: AR 15

Originally Posted by Digit

We have a different motive to all other retailers. We want to protect the rights of AR owners. We feel the best way we can do that is to flood the market with affordable AR's. The more AR's in NZ the harder it is for authorities to remove them or prevent ownership. By flooding the market with affordable AR's we have forced every retailer to drop their prices and again obtain our goal. We have also had the side effect of making retailers feel like they are missing out on an opportunity and force them to jump on the AR bandwagon - again achieving our goal. You can potentially thank affordable AR's for the future of your expensive investment.

A quality AR market will come later with bedding down of the MSSA laws. Most of the quality foreign guns built are in an E-Cat format. No point destroying handins at the moment to obtain an E when you can buy a reasonable A.
We have offered quality E's and there is zero interest. There is no market for E's until the politicians decide what you are allowed to do.

There are other issues around export, brand protection and NZ A cat configuration that I could dwell on that also control what you will see here in NZ. In the meantime be thankful for what is happening.

I would call that reckless, even misleading, importing them knowing full well there is a 95% chance are about to be turned E-cat. I imagine there are going to be a few people having to sell their AR at a loss because they cannot get an E endorsement.

I personally think you have just done what any other business would have and taken advantage of a temporary loophole in the legislation.

An extra 1-2000 ARs in the country will do nothing to sway parliament, as it stands they are hugely in favour of the amendment.

I love what you have done to the prices though and you will probably cause a few more people to get endorsed which I see as a good thing.

Originally Posted by Savage1

I would call that reckless, even misleading, importing them knowing full well there is a 95% chance are about to be turned E-cat. I imagine there are going to be a few people having to sell their AR at a loss because they cannot get an E endorsement.

Every gun we have imported has been approved by NZ Police as suitable for A-cat licence holders. The only reckless misleading action would be if the police now turn around and change there minds on what they have authorised us and every other importer to do..

[QUOTE=Digit;62472]Every gun we have imported has been approved by NZ Police as suitable for A-cat licence holders. The only reckless misleading action would be if the police now turn around and change there minds on what they have authorised us and every other importer to do..

Realistically, how likely is that?