Thread: NEW MSSA law ..?.......

Ok I have gotten a few emails and a text re new firearm laws to take effect December 2013
Especially re police having the say over what is MSSA ?

Anyone got info on this ?

would be good to know what the "rules" are for the new definition of MSSA.

The people who should have the info, namely the Police, aren't exactly forthcoming with the details. There are numerous threads on this forum that discuss this topic.

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...irements-8078/

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...district-7985/

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-cat-cat-7001/

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-changes-6441/

To name a few...

No. But that sucks. Thats back around the moleberry bush FFS, aint it?

Yeehhaaaaaaa here we go round the Mulberry bush again , again, againio .....
I'm just being patient.. patient that is of course... Be good to finally see what's the new laws or exactly what the requirements are
and they surely cant expect compliance if there's differences depending where you live and how someone interprets things next to someone or someplace else.
Unless of course its real easy here then of course I'm happy as ... Hi ho Hi Ho its off to work we go !!!!

So far:

No transitional provisions

No indication of what they have in mind

Need to define what a pistol grip exactly is before moving forward (They are meeting with an "arms advisory forum" comprised of COLFO, NZDA etc to help decide this)

Need to figure out what to do with all the guns that will become MSSA's, may have decided but aren't telling us.

All kinds of rumors flying around, nothing concrete.

You know as much as I do.

I guess the level of compliance will depend on how reasonable (or unreasonable) the regulations are.

Hmmmm the email I got dont know if its rumour or not it stated police will have the say of what is MSSA, not the law.
Was ther so etching in parliament passed today re this ?
Waiting til December I guess.

Yea it's law. The police can't decide what is an isn't an MSSA, but in reality the tail wags the dog.

Originally Posted by Survy

Ok I have gotten a few emails and a text re new firearm laws to take effect December 2013
Especially re police having the say over what is MSSA ?

Who is sending you these emails and txt's ?

Well based on 74A, an MSSA is whatever the GG lists as one in an order, and the GG will take advice from the minister, who in turn takes advice from the Police...

So I think you'll find the police have a list

If you think they are trying to play hardball, keep pushing, and well talk again when they declare any semi rifle or shotgun restricted, as is the case in Aus and SA

Originally Posted by ebf

... If you think they are trying to play hardball, keep pushing, and well talk again when they declare any semi rifle or shotgun restricted, as is the case in Aus and SA

And one just has to look at the amount of crime committed with AKs /R4 / R5 in SA to see just how (in)effective the law is...

Any changes will be what they will be, not point in getting you panties in a bunch in the mean time,

Best case things would stay as they are, worst case (for me) means I will have 3 new E cats and have to swap my brother his money back again for the one I built him if he doesn't want to get his E

If I get too fed up I might just sell the lot and buy one of Kiwi Gregs suber duper extra long range rock stuffers instead.

Originally Posted by mikee

Any changes will be what they will be, not point in getting you panties in a bunch in the mean time,

Best case things would stay as they are, worst case (for me) means I will have 3 new E cats and have to swap my brother his money back again for the one I built him if he doesn't want to get his E

If I get too fed up I might just sell the lot and buy one of Kiwi Gregs suber duper extra long range rock stuffers instead.

It will be what it will be......

You know you want a big super duper extra long range rock stuffer as well

There is a couple of my shorter range ones on TM at the moment

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

It will be what it will be......

You know you want a big super duper extra long range rock stuffer as well

There is a couple of my shorter range ones on TM at the moment

yeah but my new scope sorta stuffered my wallet for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! quite a big while