Thread: Firearms Registry Consultation Open

Originally Posted by Rushy

I have just completed the on line submission. I added comments and suggestions to every question. In short, I disagreed with everything on the basis that the registry would provide no tangible benefit to Police or the wider society in New Zealand. I suggested that Police should trust fit and proper firearms license holders, their clubs, ranges, executors, administrators and others with powers of attorney over their estates, to act appropriately and in accordance with the law. And Police should redirect their efforts and their budget toward dispossessing gang members, their associates and other non firearms license holders of the firearms that are in their possession.

The underlying tone of my submission was to abandon the registry as it is unnecessarily bureaucratic and will be insecure, will compromise licensed firearms owners, their families and their legitimately held firearms and will ultimately fail and be abandoned.

Regardless, I believe that the registry will go ahead and only time will enable Police to see that I am correct.

I too just completed the survey @Rushy, with similar concerns you mentioned. In the early 70’s I was involved in checking fal details by doing home visits. Bloody waste of time as the ‘register’ then was like a Swiss cheese. I honestly cannot see this proposal being successful.