Thread: Vehicle transport catch-22

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Police vehicles have steel cabinets in the boot that contain bushmasters glocks etc. They are frequently unattended with the firearms inside so I suspect either the standard is now set by this, or the law doesn't apply to them.
This is something that should have been addressed in the review of the arms code. The Canadian example mentioned by the po seems perfectly sensible.

Originally Posted by Maca49

What’s the story with firearms in a police car? They cannot be always under supervision? Maybe your rules should work for us? What happens when a police car is stolen?

NZ Police are not bound by the Arm Act while carrying out their duties.