Thread: The anti gun lobby

Originally Posted by Southern Man

http://www.police.govt.nz/service/fi...anual_2002.pdf

8.12 Firearms Approved
for Import

The importation of the following shall only be approved through the Manager: Licensing
and Vetting. The applicant is to provide written explanation for wanting to import these
firearms, including why the general rule banning their import should not apply.
a) pistols or restricted weapons or parts of pistols or restricted weapons,
b) military style semi-automatic firearms or parts thereof,
c) semi automatic shotguns or parts thereof,
d) pump action shotguns or parts thereof,
e) firearms concealed within another item (eg: walking stick firearms)
f) doubled barrelled exposed hammer shotguns
g) rifles, carbines or shotguns less than 762 mm (30 inches) in overall length
h) firearms with folding, sliding, telescoping or other retractable stocks

Banning their import effectively is a policy banning continued ownership. You are now in denial!

So this one excerpt means that Police are trying to ban civilian ownership?! Since when were the items on that list banned from import? Pretty easy to get a hold of a,b,c,d,f,g,h. Last I checked there were plenty being imported. Not to mention this only applies to the certain firearms that aren't on the approved list. This is far from evidence of Police wanting to disarm the population.

Keep trying.