Firearms Project Community Discussion Sessions: FCAF update

[Beavis]

The main divide between shooters that is most apparent to me has been between average-jo duck & deer hunters and people who shoot pistols/MSSA's. Their concept on the matter is "we don't need those type of guns" - We certainly wouldn't use them hunting so those guns should be gone. Even some pistol shooters are anti MSSA's.

When you take a step back and try and look at it from an outside perspective, we all share a common hobby/sport we all enjoy. Why should one overrule the other? Just because one group might be a minority doesn't make them any less important. That it why we need to stand together on this critical matter and defend each others discipline.

I care about deer hunters/long range shooters/clay-bird shooters - You name it! So they should return the favour.

This very thing was bought up at the Taupo meeting. One particular gentleman got very vocal about how MSSA's and A cat semi autos are useless for hunting, and that all of them should be restricted to E endorsement holders, because A cat shooters shouldn't have the same firepower as the police. Ironically didn't have an issue with 10/22's or semi auto shotguns. Got very excited again when somebody mentioned E cat security should be the standard across the board, said it would alienate too many people...

One of the main things to come out of our discussion, was that there should be an escalation for when you are having a dispute with an arms officer, without needing to take legal action, or attempt to use the IPCA (who are antigun and always rule in favour of police it seems)