Thread: So what do we do now???

@Antz Ashburton Police still conducting theirs through our local MSC guys. My son will be booked in next month.

The systems working Huh

Originally Posted by Antz

I've just called Timaru police station to book myself an my son on a firearms course only to be told "there are no courses booked for the foreseeable future as all the volunteers have quit" so what the f*** are we supposed to do now?

Cheers Antz

I think all the volunteers are quitting because MSC have told them they won't be needed anymore under there new bright ideas of trying to do it all with a hand full of permanent staff to cover all of NZ

(Puts tin-foil hat on) I think this a a round-about way of limiting the lawful uptake of FALs, and therefore firearms. To be issued a FAL, you (among other things) need to complete the MSC firearms safety course, and have appropriate security/storage requirements at home. Both of these requirements have been restricted recently. Coincidence?

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Ahhh ok 10ring figured I probably had the wrong end of the stick!

Originally Posted by StrikerNZ

Fairlie Lions club have their annual 2-day course/test (with plenty of hands-on experience) coming up in a month or two I believe. Not sure if it's open to non-locals too, but could be well worth checking out..

That sounds like an excellent idea, is it run through a club, and is there a charge. One thing that appeals is the practical aspect, there have been calls for something like this in the arms test for quite some time. If the police would endorse this as a concept it would be a positive step.