Thread: Shooting: The sport all of us enjoy - do your part in preserving the ability to do so

Shooters: All of you - endorsed or otherwise, please read this.

New Zealanders have long enjoyed the pastime of hunting, target shooting and all other lawful recreational uses of firearms. Indeed, it is part of our national heritage. A great many of us have been brought up among firearms, many are reliant upon it to put food on the table. Many are reliant upon it to destroy pests which would otherwise prevent food arriving at our tables.

There are also a significant number of sports shooters across various pistol, rifle and shotgun disciplines. Our men and women have and continue to win high acclaim throughout the years on the sports field in the safe pursuit of their shooting discipline. Fundamentally we all enjoy the same sport, regardless of discipline.

Unfortunately, however, there are those who seek to impose further restrictions on law-abiding firearm owners without any substantial evidence to support these restrictions. They also seek to promote these restrictions outside the scope of New Zealand firearm law as defined by the Arms Act 1983 which is illegal.

As to why these agendas are being pursued is frankly not important right now. I urge you to familiarise yourself with the Arms Act 1983.

Arms Act 1983 No 44 (as at 01 March 2017), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation

Admittedly it is not easy reading but I urge every one of you to attempt to familiarise yourself with it as there are certainly policies that have changed recently (note: policies are NOT law) that could potentially become law. These will potentially affect all licensed firearm owners.

These are changes that are occurring behind closed doors.

These should not be the actions of a democratically elected government.

We all have the power to change it. There are people in the recognised legal fraternity that have years of knowledge and experience with dealing with this. To support a recognised legal entity who is experienced in looking after your legal interests as a firearm owner please support Nicholas Taylor - Barrister BA LLB.

For more information concerning firearms legislation and various other aspects pertaining to the subject please consult the KiwiGunblog. I encourage the observer to keep an open mind and view the facts and references as presented.