Thread: . 22 blanks that cycle a semi?

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

...........And whats the guts about 22 bird shot, what reasoning is there behind banning it?...only ever used it for shooting rats in huts

NO reason at all .....It is just a flow on effect from poorly written legislation whereby .22 birdshot has been"scooped up" and made "prohibited" because of the dumbos lack of knowledge. To explain, here is a truncated edit of the the "deed".

Arms (Prohibited Ammunition) Order 2019
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council At Wellington this 19th day of June 2019
Present:
The Hon Grant Robertson presiding in Council


This order is made under section 74A(e) of the Arms Act 1983—
(a) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b) on the recommendation of the Minister of Police.
Contents
1 Title

2 Commencement
3 Prohibited ammunition
Schedule
Ammunition declared prohibited ammunition
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Multi-projectile ammunition (excluding shotgun ammunition) ammunition that has the ability to fire multiple projectiles in a single
.shot (for example, duplex ammunition)"

The muppets excluded shotgun cartridges, but overlooked the "mini shotgun" version. the 022 bird shot which, because it is discharged from a rimfire rifle , not a shotgun is not exempted.