TV3 & Guncity mistake

**Rushy** · 27-10-2015, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by tetawa

When the day comes that it is as easy to get a Firearms Licence as it is to drive legally on our roads, I'll REALY worry.

I don't understand tetawa. It is a lot more difficult to get a drivers licence than an FAL. Learners can only drive under supervision (lessons really), restricted can only drive by themselves or with a full license holder, full license takes a couple of years to get. Am I missing your point?

**tetawa** · 28-10-2015, 03:02 PM

I should have explained a bit better, it's very easy to visit this country, hire a camper van or car with close to zero experience and drive.

**veitnamcam** · 28-10-2015, 02:56 AM

My parents and or partner and a freind were not grilled about my sutability to own a motorvehicle before being given a drivers licence Rushy.

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**Rushy** · 28-10-2015, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

My parents and or partner and a freind were not grilled about my sutability to own a motorvehicle before being given a drivers licence Rushy.

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OK I get that bit but I personally think it should be a tougher row to hoe to get an FAL as currently there is nothing in the process that even ensures that the recipient can handle a firearm safely.

**veitnamcam** · 28-10-2015, 06:18 AM

Weĺl even profesionally trained army and police still have incidents so what is a day at the range going to prove?

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**Rushy** · 28-10-2015, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Weĺl even profesionally trained army and police still have incidents so what is a day at the range going to prove?

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Accepted, and so do professionally trained doctors and surgeons but I suspect it would be a whole lot worse without the training. No level of training will ever completely eliminate the hazards associated with anything but training goes a very long way to reducing the likelihood that they will occur. There will always be the possibility of momentary inattention and all the training in the world will never get rid of the stupidity factor in those that have it.

**Sidney** · 28-10-2015, 01:52 PM

True Rushy.... but a license process that requires training would therefore only be required if it can be established that we have a significant problem as a result of inexperience.

If as I suspect, we have more issues with experienced people where is the benefit to reducing harm by evaluating those without experience....?

Resources are scarce, and someone always has to pay... we better be certain we dedicate any resources to areas where it can be established that we have significant benefit, it is not necessarily conclusive that those without experience are more dangerous...

**Kscott** · 28-10-2015, 05:09 PM

'Let's ditch firearms hysterics' - stuff-nation | Stuff.co.nz

A bit of common sense by Gary here.

**Sasquatch** · 28-10-2015, 05:41 PM

@Kscott you bet me to it ;-)

Yes great to see. It was getting hard reading all this negativity & made-up non-sense as of lately...

**Rushy** · 28-10-2015, 06:39 PM

Balanced and articulate.

**Dan88** · 28-10-2015, 07:35 PM

its a pity about some of the comments made on the opinion piece by anti hunters

**Tommy** · 28-10-2015, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Dan88

its a pity about some of the comments made on the opinion piece by anti hunters

Yep some are on another planet. Went for a drive this evening to onehunga, and came across this in Mt Albert.. Had to do a U turn and get a picture or two:

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