Thread: Call to Arms

Here is what Paula Bennett reply to my email I sent couple weeks back...
"
Thanks for taking the time to write and provide your feedback on Parliament’s report into firearms.

I’ve got a family full of recreational hunters and fishers so I understand where you are coming from. My focus is on seeing fewer guns in the hands of criminals, and not on unduly burdening responsible firearms owners.

After an initial look at the recommendations I can see several that probably won’t be progressed, but more work needs to be done. We are working through our response over the new few weeks and I will be getting in independent advisors from the hunting and sport shooting community to assist me.

I'll send you an update when we have some progress to report. I do appreciate your feedback and officials are going through the almost 300 emails we’ve received.

Regards,

Paula Bennett
Minister of Police"

Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Here is what Paula Bennett reply to my email I sent couple weeks back...
"
Thanks for taking the time to write and provide your feedback on Parliament’s report into firearms.

I’ve got a family full of recreational hunters and fishers so I understand where you are coming from. My focus is on seeing fewer guns in the hands of criminals, and not on unduly burdening responsible firearms owners.

After an initial look at the recommendations I can see several that probably won’t be progressed, but more work needs to be done. We are working through our response over the new few weeks and I will be getting in independent advisors from the hunting and sport shooting community to assist me.

I'll send you an update when we have some progress to report. I do appreciate your feedback and officials are going through the almost 300 emails we’ve received.

Regards,

Paula Bennett
Minister of Police"

I got the same. What concerns me is the "almost 300 emails". Out of 240,000 licence holders, that's not much of a response.
Not enough people know about the proposed changes.
A bit of a rough workout: NZDA, and other shooting organisations......30,000 people?
Forums,only about 20-30 people/forum acting on it....200?
Facebook............maybe another 100?
This leaves a hell off a lot of people either not knowing, or sitting back thinking it won't happen. Of these people, most couldn't care about MSSAs being banned because it doesn't affect them. Some will accept that semi auto rifles and shotguns being changed category, because they only use them one weekend a year.
They'll try and divide and conquer each group, but I hope everyone backs each group for the long haul.

My challenge to all of you, is to let every licence holder know about this, and send emails etc to the relevant parties/people.
Almost 90% of holders don't know what's going on, once it's done, it's to late to try and claw it back.

As I said, those numbers are only a guesstimate. I could be well out, but the fact remains, only a very minute amount of affected people are reacting to this.

Originally Posted by oraki

I got the same. What concerns me is the "almost 300 emails". Out of 240,000 licence holders, that's not much of a response.
Not enough people know about the proposed changes.
A bit of a rough workout: NZDA, and other shooting organisations......30,000 people?
Forums,only about 20-30 people/forum acting on it....200?
Facebook............maybe another 100?
This leaves a hell off a lot of people either not knowing, or sitting back thinking it won't happen. Of these people, most couldn't care about MSSAs being banned because it doesn't affect them. Some will accept that semi auto rifles and shotguns being changed category, because they only use them one weekend a year.
They'll try and divide and conquer each group, but I hope everyone backs each group for the long haul.

My challenge to all of you, is to let every licence holder know about this, and send emails etc to the relevant parties/people.
Almost 90% of holders don't know what's going on, once it's done, it's to late to try and claw it back.

As I said, those numbers are only a guesstimate. I could be well out, but the fact remains, only a very minute amount of affected people are reacting to this.

it doesnt include the comments on her face book page, and comments by fish and game etc. Yes its a poor turnout, but i don think its QUITE as bad. I agree its probably due to people not knowing. Its pretty obvious to me its the government practicing the illusion of democracy. With the comments in the Australasian police document that is being shown around (before the select committee) and the UN stuff - the government is doing what it has to by law, and acknowledging commentary without committing in order to be perceived as listening. Ultimately doing the bare minimum, what is required by law, and carrying on with its own agenda.

Look how many times cahill has been caught out lying. No comment from the police association, or the ministers. IPCA couldn't care less, they fobbed me off, and the media doesn't care because is only shooters that are being affected, they dont see the bigger picture of abuse of power. And lets face it, the average person is a complete dumb arse, so they cant see he bigger picture, which means it wont attract hits/views/commentary that the media is after. ergo, media doesn't care