Thread: Gun Culture In New Zealand

Originally Posted by Beetroot

The only reason we seem to have retained our rights is that no political group or party have really taken up an anti gun agenda.
There are small groups of people that are anti guns and hunting, but so far they don't have much of a following.

Unfortunately more and more people are leaving rural areas and moving to the cities, so even people that may once have owned rifles are not really shooting anymore.
Thankfully the cities do have a few shooting clubs with some full of new members which is promising.

New Zealand has had guns and hunting deeply rooted in its culture, but with most cities growing much much faster than rural communities and people getting soft, I don't know what the future of our gun culture is.

Scary, that's what it is, and for that reason. Too many 'do gooders' in minority groups getting their 'opinions' listened too. It's scary. I think we will see some big changes over the next couple of decades.

Originally Posted by JoshC

Scary, that's what it is, and for that reason. Too many 'do gooders' in minority groups getting their 'opinions' listened too. It's scary. I think we will see some big changes over the next couple of decades.

I unfortunately agree. The government is under pressure to move towards the NATO goal of no guns in civilian hands, or very high restrictions. This would thankfully be of no use to the country as they are needed for pest control. Although only 6% of the population possess a firearms licence that would likely mean 15-20% of households with on average about 2 voters. We should not, nor the politicians, underestimate our voice.