Thread: Useing the firearms register

Originally Posted by Simon

Well I put my guns into the system.

Another issue is Ruger American Ranch rifle is not an option.
Only Ruger American.
Asked that they add this option.
Bit surprised as there are heaps of these floating around.

I can see many will have issues selecting the correct version of their firearm, this may cause issues when the firearm is moved on and then it’s recorded as something different.
Eg Ruger 10/22, there are so many versions, plus the version can be changed with minimal changes such as changing the stock.


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Question - You have to select from a a LIST of firearm make/models ???? Surely not - I have more than a few shotguns of bastard parentage - and how does a homebuilt .22 fit in? I thought it would be "free format"

Or have I misunderstood

Originally Posted by Doghead

Question - You have to select from a a LIST of firearm make/models ???? Surely not - I have more than a few shotguns of bastard parentage - and how does a homebuilt .22 fit in? I thought it would be "free format"

Or have I misunderstood

You can write whatever you want. It just has heaps of options that can auto complete for you to make it both easier to use and likely easier on their end for entering data etc.

Plus one was never part of the mag capacity count otherwise a shit load of us holding old 10 shot tube 22s would be breaking the law.
Likewise every 10 shot 303 would now be illegal as well.
It was clarified during the gun grab.

You know was this will fail? They have over complicated it to buggery. I think people will give up. KISS was the answer

Originally Posted by Maca49

You know was this will fail? They have over complicated it to buggery. I think people will give up. KISS was the answer

Itold them that repeatedly in my submission .as ive posted i had queries re my shotties during hand in so called the rozzers 0800 number .luvly lady answered but to put it politely didnt have a bloody clue
She wanted me to make the POLICE decision as to the legality of my shotguns, given the list of illegals was FUBAR.
Matter was resolved when I referred to my handbooks and she happily signed of with well Mr ..........,we dont actually compile this data we outsource it and website creation ..its took me all my efforts to bite my tongue and resist saying "WTF to the local village idiot???????"
Speaking to a cousins daughter whose had a 30 yr career with police ,sometime later ,she rolled her eyes and echoed my sentiments .apparently a lot of the frontline pers were coping it abut when mentioned to shinby arsed biro pushing desk pilots up top they didnt want to know.'

This schemoozle' Ive got oodles of time FAL renewal not due to 2026 so cIm in no hurry to play the game,Ill sit back with beer and chips and watch the Blue brigades version of "yes minister" unfold.
anyone care to open a book with bets on new police minister before october??

I would of though clamping down on illegal firearms owners not the legal ones would of been the answer....

Originally Posted by blip

I would of though clamping down on illegal firearms owners not the legal ones would of been the answer....

Also requires actual difficult work though.

All you do is roll up and produce a search warrant?

They have a rough idea whos who surley. If you dont find guns chances are youll find drugs. In the least youll keep the pressure on those who need it

Just done mine, had to phone to ask as my single shot Rossi has no model name anywhere on it. Was quick and painless.

Didn't want to have to do it yet but having just moved and being at home on a wet day decided to get it done.

I'm all done.
i used both methods both online and phone.
yesterday i went online and done the modern stuff it was pretty easy.
today i phoned and done all the antique odd ball shit.
again, easy enough very friendly service it did take a while just due to the odd ball nature of the firearms about 30mins for 6 firearms.

i just wanted to get it over and done with so I can get on with life without the need to fuck around and beat round the bush

Just pondering on the next five years, which is the time frame for entering your details on the register: there are around 264,000 LFOs in NZ; each would have an average of 5 firearms (some collectors have over 100) giving a nominal figure of 1,325,000 firearms to load onto the register, with sales/purchases/swaps occurring probably daily, necessitating updating the data....she's going to be a big job to keep it up to date and accurate...

Originally Posted by Ranger 888

Just pondering on the next five years, which is the time frame for entering your details on the register: there are around 264,000 LFOs in NZ; each would have an average of 5 firearms (some collectors have over 100) giving a nominal figure of 1,325,000 firearms to load onto the register, with sales/purchases/swaps occurring probably daily, necessitating updating the data....she's going to be a big job to keep it up to date and accurate...

Thats an understatement
My suggestion is to keep a record yourself also with the date you registered the firearm and any other information you think may come in handy in a dispute situation

It’s going to be a dog’s breakfast for sure
Just need to cover your own arse aswell as there’s bound to be screw ups
And the FSA will take all the information they have as gospel but it’s bound to get mixed up at some point

It’s not going away and it is sadly the law so just gotta get on with it

Might be why canada gave up on it?

I haven't been around here long, but I know for sure one thing that this register will achieve, @dannyb might actually hold onto a gun for a while now!