Thread: HDPA does indeed lie about firearms

Originally Posted by Tahr

I'm not ignorant of the fact that some of us shooters and hunters are so subjective that we are beyond being reasonable, nor that we select data and information to support our own bias in the same way that the Assotiation does.

Unfortunately you need to fight fire with fire or you get burnt.

Originally Posted by systolic

While googling Greg O'Conner I found some results of a survey done recently that showed 72% of cops in NZ wanted to carry firearms full time. So there must be plenty who want them when they need them, but not carry full time so the 'many' that want 'nothing to do with firearms' as you claim, can't be that many.

NZ's firearm homicide rate drops - National - NZ Herald News


Did your google result bring you to this article where O'Conner is quoted saying things such as these:

"Police Association president Greg O'Connor, who advocates arming police officers, said the decline in firearm homicides showed New Zealand had well-balanced gun licensing.

"Particularly in New Zealand, you can go hunting and do your bit for ecology, because you're mostly hunting pests anyway," Mr O'Connor said.

"I would be very disappointed if as a result of the actions of criminals in New Zealand, there was an encroachment against lawful gun-owning people." "