Thread: TV3 & Guncity mistake

Extract from the minutes of the Firearms Community Advisory Forum meeting held 3 Dec.


INTERNET FIREARMS SALES A review of ‘online sales’ was started approximately 1 month prior to the media attention created by Heather du Plessis-Allan and her purchase with a mail order form of a firearm without a firearms licence. An audit had also been undertaken of 300 mail order forms (section 43A forms) received by 3 selected retailers. Out of the 300 forms only one had an issue which was subsequently found to be genuine and was caused by poor writing of details. Police has created a simple and effective change by making it a requirement that the signed section 43A form filled out by the purchaser and countersigned by Police must be sent from Police direct to the seller. It was commented by two Forum members that this was a good step forward and good follow-up by Police.