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    As Percy Jones said. Fuckall LFAO's made/make submissions on matters that may affect them. A fair percentage have no idea what's going on. But a shit load do and are too fecking lazy to get of their arse and make submissions, quite happy to bleat and moan about things when it's too late though. We need to support the likes of COLFO, SSANZ and NZDA, though I have little faith in the last one. Rant over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    As Percy Jones said. Fuckall LFAO's made/make submissions on matters that may affect them. A fair percentage have no idea what's going on. But a shit load do and are too fecking lazy to get of their arse and make submissions, quite happy to bleat and moan about things when it's too late though. We need to support the likes of COLFO, SSANZ and NZDA, though I have little faith in the last one. Rant over.
    Why do you not have faith in the last one…..they have seriously up’d their game under new leadership and are doing some great advocacy and promotion
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    Quote Originally Posted by omark View Post
    Why do you not have faith in the last one…..they have seriously up’d their game under new leadership and are doing some great advocacy and promotion
    Yes. I would back NZDA at the national level being the most organised and influential. But it might only last as long as te current CEO remains in the role. A good succession plan will be vital.
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    Quote Originally Posted by omark View Post
    Why do you not have faith in the last one…..they have seriously up’d their game under new leadership and are doing some great advocacy and promotion
    NZDA were notably absent regarding supporting firearms owners after Ch-Ch or taking a stand against the firearms reforms until quite late in the piece. One statement they did make was that they saw no reason for the possession of semi-auto’s for hunting. To me that put them in the same camp as fuckwits like the senior management of Hunting and Fishing and Dave Hughes from Swazi. NZDA only started making noise well after the horse had bolted. Maybe I’m just cynical but they’ve got to keep up their current efforts to earn any browny points from me. And I’m a member of the organisation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    NZDA were notably absent regarding supporting firearms owners after Ch-Ch or taking a stand against the firearms reforms until quite late in the piece. One statement they did make was that they saw no reason for the possession of semi-auto’s for hunting. To me that put them in the same camp as fuckwits like the senior management of Hunting and Fishing and Dave Hughes from Swazi. NZDA only started making noise well after the horse had bolted. Maybe I’m just cynical but they’ve got to keep up their current efforts to earn any browny points from me. And I’m a member of the organisation.
    You are quite correct that NZDA were absent, but they were not really affected as the majority of their members were bolt gun users. Without going into details on an open forum, there was a very good reason for their change of tac and through their CEO Gwyn they are very very supportive of LFO's now and do a very large amount of work behind the scenes in the ongoing fight against the legislation we have had imposed on us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Percy Jones View Post
    You are quite correct that NZDA were absent, but they were not really affected as the majority of their members were bolt gun users. Without going into details on an open forum, there was a very good reason for their change of tac and through their CEO Gwyn they are very very supportive of LFO's now and do a very large amount of work behind the scenes in the ongoing fight against the legislation we have had imposed on us.
    The reason NZDA were absent about the semi auto centrefire rifles is because it didn't affect those that were doing the speaking, there were a LOT of NZDA members that it did affect as they did own them.
    This is still the case in NZDA where people actively promote/advocate for what interests them and ignore or actively ignore/bypass the things that don't interest them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 19Badger View Post
    The reason NZDA were absent about the semi auto centrefire rifles is because it didn't affect those that were doing the speaking, there were a LOT of NZDA members that it did affect as they did own them.
    This is still the case in NZDA where people actively promote/advocate for what interests them and ignore or actively ignore/bypass the things that don't interest them.
    I don't think that you are giving the "today" NZDA enough credit. With any member driven organisation there will be a multitude of mixed messages coming from the branches through to the National office. Some of the messages will be on point and some of them totally subjective and bordering on crazy. You only need to attend a branch meeting to hear the quality of some of the debate to realise that at times the organisation needs to be protected from itself. The Executive and CEO ensure that this happens - making sense of the messages and sifting out the dominant themes - and advocating for members without wandering down a subjective path. I think they are doing an excellent job right across the board at the moment. But in saying that they certainly did need to improve.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    NZDA were notably absent regarding supporting firearms owners after Ch-Ch or taking a stand against the firearms reforms until quite late in the piece. One statement they did make was that they saw no reason for the possession of semi-auto’s for hunting.
    Doesn't sound like NZDA at all, even under previous management. Can you provide a link/source for that statement?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    Doesn't sound like NZDA at all, even under previous management. Can you provide a link/source for that statement?
    Are you serious? That shit-feat was over four years ago, you think I waste my time keeping articles with statements made by drop-kicks that long. Ffs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    Are you serious? That shit-feat was over four years ago, you think I waste my time keeping articles with statements made by drop-kicks that long. Ffs.
    There seems to be no record of it on the internet either though. As you say, it was a while back - any chance you might be thinking of another organisation like Fish and Game? Or Game Animal Council?

    Whatever the case, thankfully NZDA have come a long way in the last 4 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    There seems to be no record of it on the internet either though. As you say, it was a while back - any chance you might be thinking of another organisation like Fish and Game? Or Game Animal Council?

    Whatever the case, thankfully NZDA have come a long way in the last 4 years.
    No.I'm not sure if it was a "stuff" article I read it, maybe some other mainstream news outfit. Fish and Game were only worried about looking after gamebird hunters and their semi's, which I am and use. GAC were pretty much ghosts over most of that period although they did start making noise before NZDA. To be clear, I don't have a particular axe to grind with any organisation. It just pissed me off that some of them didn't exibit any backbone when it came to standing up for law-abiding firearms owners in general.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    NZDA were notably absent regarding supporting firearms owners after Ch-Ch or taking a stand against the firearms reforms until quite late in the piece. One statement they did make was that they saw no reason for the possession of semi-auto’s for hunting. To me that put them in the same camp as fuckwits like the senior management of Hunting and Fishing and Dave Hughes from Swazi. NZDA only started making noise well after the horse had bolted. Maybe I’m just cynical but they’ve got to keep up their current efforts to earn any browny points from me. And I’m a member of the organisation.
    This is how I remember it as well. While the pain of that betrayal fades, it is not forgotten. They all have a lot to make up for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Got-ya View Post
    This is how I remember it as well. While the pain of that betrayal fades, it is not forgotten. They all have a lot to make up for.
    Gosh, maybe it's time to let it go. Not for them, but for yourself. It's like having a tattoo of the ex on your arm just to make sure you don't get over the hurt and pain. Carting that sort of stuff around just wears you down and saps your energy for the really important stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods223 View Post
    As Percy Jones said. Fuckall LFAO's made/make submissions on matters that may affect them. A fair percentage have no idea what's going on. But a shit load do and are too fecking lazy to get of their arse and make submissions, quite happy to bleat and moan about things when it's too late though. We need to support the likes of COLFO, SSANZ and NZDA, though I have little faith in the last one. Rant over.
    ....I'd suggest awareness may be an issue.
    There are a large number of people who are completely oblivious to changes passing through the legislative process (not just firearms related) - "if I'm not doing anything against the law*, why should I bother.....?"
    There are plenty of folks in the above camp.
    It's all very well to point out that FAL should be aware, but where do they find this information if not plugged into a forum or some other source?

    (* = Law as "I/they" understand it - remember it can change based on a whim....)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nickoli View Post
    ....I'd suggest awareness may be an issue.
    There are a large number of people who are completely oblivious to changes passing through the legislative process (not just firearms related) - "if I'm not doing anything against the law*, why should I bother.....?"
    There are plenty of folks in the above camp.
    It's all very well to point out that FAL should be aware, but where do they find this information if not plugged into a forum or some other source?

    (* = Law as "I/they" understand it - remember it can change based on a whim....)
    Exactly not all of us are on get a life book or have a tv as our friend. they have each lfaos contact details, they were pretty efficient at contacting me re the confiscation why cant they use the same method to keep us informed re new laws etc? I dont mind my tax $$ being spent on it
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