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Matua Parkinson, 49, was also a former licensed firearms owner, but had gone on to sell rifles illegally, police said.

The Tauranga resident appeared in Whakatāne District Court for sentencing on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in June to purchasing guns to sell them to someone without a licence, faking a burglary and then making a false insurance claim.

He was sentenced to nine months' home detention.

Parkinson travelled to two different Gun City stores in Auckland in June 2022, where he paid $11,000 to buy five Alfa Carbine rifles - he then supplied the rifles to a person who did not have a firearms license, police said in a statement.

Should have been jailed

A bloody joke...and a bad taste one at that.

yeah, pretty fucked up alright
I guess the jails are full lucky for him

ffs what a load of shyte.

Former FAL holder suggests he may not have held licence at time of purchase? I hope that is a wrong assumption for the sake of GC

It is totally unacceptable to me that someone who has done what he did gets to sit at home and watch Netflix as a penalty. Illegally selling firearms, making a false report about theft and committing insurance fraud should see him become Bubba’s bum bitch for at least a decade.

Guns not recovered yet...the register will uncover them eventually for sure :D, so nothing to see here.

Seven crimes... 9 months home-D. Must be the cheapest sentence in the world!

And I thought I was the only one that did stupid jokes

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Former FAL holder suggests he may not have held licence at time of purchase? I hope that is a wrong assumption for the sake of GC

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GC will have checked his license when he bought


9 months Home D is a fucking joke

What incentive is left to follow the law?

Yea but different rules for rugby players......you guys must of forgot

probaly got less because of up bringing and culteral what a joke

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probaly got less because of up bringing and culteral what a joke

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Nah, the "Successfull Rugby Player" defence still trumps the " cultural / shit upbringing/ colonization" defence by a long shot

hmmm-bloke down south got IIRC2yrs in the concrete holiday camp for "printing" 6 guns and a few other related matters.is it a case of a judge with a modicum of commonsense.MP hell be away laughing.

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hmmm-bloke down south got IIRC2yrs in the concrete holiday camp for "printing" 6 guns and a few other related matters.is it a case of a judge with a modicum of commonsense.MP hell be away laughing.

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The fact that he had previous for armed robbery might have something to do with it?

I wonder if the alphas he sold are linked to any of the known alpha shootings (like the guy that died outside that nightclub)

The register should clear that up haha