Thread: How to lose your NZ Firearms License?

Originally Posted by tac a1

I've been informed by a knowledgeable officer that the level of behaviour for a firearms licence 'fit and proper person' review and possible revocation is very low. After Chch they are all very very nervous about firearms licences and ownership.

I was warned after I had words with a traffic cop for giving me a ticket doing 78 in a 70 at 4am one morning. Yes, I was over the speed limit, but as I pointed out to him, a gentle 'watch your speed' warning would probably have sufficed.

There's a lot more to this which I won't go into, but I didn't swear at him, or do anything else, just politely pointed out to him that this is the reason why people dont respect you anymore. You're a revenue gathering service, nothing more, nothing less.

And decent people can't get help from you, because no one can get ahold of you anymore. You won't answer the phone.

Ironically, this is how the police are able to claim that reported crime is down in Hawkes Bay, because no one's phones are operational, so nothing is getting reported.

I would like to see the crime stats once the power and phones are operational again. I bet there's a bit of a back log.

This enables stinking politicians can blatantly lie to your face.

So another way that the law abiding get punished for Police failings