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    13,000 military-style semi-automatic weapons in NZ

    As the Header states apparently its fact because its been obtained OIA.
    And of course as there has been another numpty in the good ol U S of A we will associate all these "assault weapons" with this shooting to gain a little more milage.
    Joining the cause is a "professor"1 LOL another edugit. We need a amnesty to hand in all these damn no good naughty weapons. Give me a break already.
    Now I dont even own a E cat but I support those that do.

    If you get through the whole article with throwing up theres a golden nugget in the last paragraph.


    Heres the article.

    13,000 military-style semi-automatic weapons in NZ

    Charlie Dreaver Charlie Dreaver, Journalist
    charlie.dreaver@radionz.co.nz


    In the wake of the Texas church massacre, new information shows there are more than 13,000 military-style semi-automatic (MSSA) weapons in this country.

    The AR-15, used by shooter Devin Kelley to kill 26 people in a church Texas church earlier this week, is an example of a military-style semi-automatic weapon.The Colt AR-15, used by shooter Devin Kelley to kill 26 people in a church Texas church earlier this week, is an example of a military-style semi-automatic weapon. Photo: Flickr / M62 / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic
    Information released to RNZ under the Official Information Act shows the weapons make up nearly a quarter of all restricted firearms in this country

    Police said owners were vetted before they were allowed such weapons, and faced tougher security requirements than for a standard gun licence.

    Police said this system dealt with any potential risks.

    National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies director Kevin Clements said 13,000 was far too many.

    "[An amnesty] would soak up some of the weapons in circulation." - Professor Clements
    "Most of those weapons are absolutely no use whatsoever for either hunting purposes or farming purposes.

    "They are, as their name indicates, assault weapons and developed primarily for military use."

    Professor Clements said the 13,000 weapons were just the ones registered with police and the actual number could be higher still.

    "You just need one individual, as in Aramoana, or one individual, as in Texas, who suddenly has a psychiatric break, or very malign purposes with access to such weapons, and then they can create mayhem.

    "Then people will say, 'well how did he have access to such weapons?'.

    "Well they had access to such weapons, because many of them are not under very strict control."

    Professor Clements said there should be an amnesty similar to one in Australia following the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

    "I think the more that can be taken out of circulation the better."

    Council of Licensed Firearm Owners spokesperson Nicole McKee said there were valid uses for the guns - such as hunting rabbits and culling goats.

    "We also have legitimate sporting use for them as well.

    "We have clubs ... such as [the] New Zealand Service Rifle Association, which use these types of firearm both nationally and internationally."

    Mrs McKee said the number of military-style semi-automatic weapons in New Zealand was low given there were about 1,200,000 guns in the country.

    There were strict processes in place to ensure the guns remained in safe hands, she said.

    "The owner is checked on by police roughly every 12 months to make sure those particular firearms are still in their possession, so all those firearms are registered."

    Police Association vice-president Craig Tickelpenny said MSSA guns were not the main problem.

    "They're actually following the regulation and rules with the firearms licence system.

    "The bigger issue really is unlicensed firearms, or the firearms being stolen out in the community," he said.

    Mr Tickelpenny said registering firearms was the best protection against theft
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    You can listen to this twaddle too
    Amnesty urged for thousands of NZ owners of semi-automatics

 

 

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