Thread: Firearms on Ferry

Originally Posted by MarkN

From Tahr's link

"If the vehicle is travelling on a passenger ferry, then it can be left unattended for the duration of the journey if the driver and passengers are required to leave the vehicle decks. The vehicle must be locked, the windows must be closed, and the keys must not be left with the vehicle."

I offer no opinion on the rights and wrongs of this discussion.

As a thought: If I owned a large passenger/vehicle ferry service, I would want to limit my exposure, in the advent of something happening that could spell the end of my business.

Imagine the the law around this issue, says what it does above. I would want all firearms travelling on my ferry to be secured inside locked vehicle, with no key access.

How to do:

Have the travellers, declare the firearms are being carried properly, by reporting same, take the keys with a trusted staff member. Put this in ticket t&c.

Because the first time the ferry hits a good sized wave, all the numpties will grab their keys and handbags and rush to the vehicle deck, like they're gonna drive off in the middle of the Cook Straight.

And if they don't declare, well legally I'm free.

But then what to do about a bunch of intransigents, who've not only taken up their rights and privileges, to own and transport guns under N.Z. law, but have been having meetings and want to establish by force, an alternate system of societal rule, complete with their own government and a Bloke or Shelia with a ridiculous haircut, at the top?

That's why we have laws and enforcement.

The intransigenct types would leave bogus keys with the ferry staff.
Or have a spare set.