Thread: Gun confiscated as Marlborough farmers battle quake trauma

Originally Posted by mcdeee

I feel for those involved, but from my point of view this is unlawful seizure/overstepping and quite frankly, insulting. They can stay the hell away from my guns.

The confiscation is not unilateral, its situational. The confiscation is where there is real or apparent risk of self harm. Protecting people from themselves. That is what a caring community does.

Marlborough police community constable Russell Smith confirmed police had intervened and seized a weapon for someone's own safety.

The process of dispossessing weapons was more than a simple confiscation, Smith said.

"Obviously it wouldn't be good to swoop in and stress them out even more, we engage directly with help," he said.

"When there are concerns around somebody's state of mind that is certainly reason for police to remove firearms and their licence."