Thread: Media Firearms beat-up continues

Originally Posted by Natatale

This is the same debate that we had in Oz, before some dick decided to kill 36 people with a semi auto 7.62. Soon made everybody realise that military style semi-auto weapons aren't safe in civilian hands, they were made for War and Killing on mass.
So while America keeps on having mass shootings and we have people killing each other here, then the media will take every advantage to make headlines. We are so lucky with the gun laws that we have, but I think they are too relaxed and require some overhauling.
Age limiting isn't one that needs changing, semi-auto high powered weapons in un-trained would be a good start.

I could go on about the mass killings perpetrated in South Africa on a daily basis with handguns, semi-auto and select fire weapons of all types of calibres.

Does it stop citizens in that country from owning handguns, modern sporting rifles (i.e. semi-auto centrefire rifles)?

No.

Does it have any relevance to New Zealand?

No.

Should military experience count as some sort of prerequisite for owning a semi-automatic rifle?

No.