Thread: Armed police arrest man after gun spotted on Wellington street

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117...lington-street

Sorry, this one is a couple of days old. Another example - like the windscreen incident - of a report with the barest details leaving a lot of questions that certainly won't be revisited and answered by Stuff. Does anyone have more on this one please?

Next time I head out, putting the rifle in the car, will I be pulled over, say 20km on the way to the roadend; have multiple weapons pointed at my head, and have the hunting rifle I've used for the last 28 years seized and destroyed - just because a neighbour saw me load my vehicle?
Has it always been this way?
In what situation can a firearm be seized and destroyed like this? The above articles states that the firearm in question has been destroyed without charges at the time having been laid.