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With reference to the Arms Acts and Regulations and specifically The Arms Code section 5d offences
5d) Offences with firearms
Firearms owners and users have certain obligations under the Arms Act. Failure to follow these requirements can lead to prosecution. Most are common sense but if you are in any doubt, or require more information, you should contact the Police or a solicitor, or obtain a copy of the Arms Act and Regulations (
New Zealand Legislation (link is external)).
Some of the offences are listed below in general terms:
Being in possession of a pistol, restricted weapon or MSSA without the required endorsement.
Supplying a pistol, restricted weapon or MSSA to someone who does not have a permit to procure.
With regard to these two offences a member of the public with an E Endorsement may have a defence if in physical possession of an MSSA while in the shop, gun store, dealers premises, gun show etc,
however I would think the dealer/shop Employee/Registered Owner may struggle to defend themselves against a supply offence charge if they handed over an MSSA for your inspection without first sighting and signing a permit to procure as you now have physical possession, and unless you had a permit to procure said specific MSSA then an offence of supply may have been committed when the MSSA was handed over for your inspection.
This I believe gave rise to the saying "The Law is an Ass"
Cheers
Pete
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