Thread: Interesting document

Originally Posted by gundoc

Section 48 of the current Arms Act below:

Discharging firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near dwellinghouse or public place
A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, discharges a firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near a dwellinghouse or a public place so as to—
(a)
endanger property; or
(b)
endanger, annoy, or frighten any person.

The highlighted excerpt permits 'warning shots, etc' by implication if it is done to prevent the commission of a crime in the appropriate circumstances.

Yes. I didn't go into detail because it was all in the document. But the proposal is to create a new offense relating to intimidation, with heftier penalties than s48 has currently, and in the Crimes Act.

The Bill is up on legislation.govt.nz:
Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill. Part 1
The document I linked earlier was the post-hoc RIS that couldn't be done earlier because the government was moving faster than officials could write it (the only logical explanation).

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The Bill was read for a first time last night. The Hansard is mildly interestin,)g, including a comment to the effect that the new Crimes Act penalty and the Arms Act penalties are out of whack.
It's due back from Select Committee in early Feb which means there's going to be a short submissions period, so if you're interested keep an eye out.

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