Thread: NZ Police Press release

Slightly different view here (haha, big surprise). Wonder how many of the "outraged" folks on here have had firearms (including extremely realistic looking replica/toys) pointed at them...

I've had, and believe me its a pretty sobering experience if you dont know whether you'll be going home to your family at the end of a shift.

I dislike toy guns with a passion, and have no problem with them being restricted. IMHO toy firearms teach kids/teenagers exactly the wrong lessons about firearms safety.

I'm far from being outraged that replica firearms are banned. What riles me though, is that a wayward element use them in crimes. As mentioned earlier it all comes down to education,discipline and proper parenting. We all had toy cap guns as kids and it never turned any of us 60's kids into raving bloody lunatics with a gun.

If we don't voice a logical opinion each time the law is changed with regard firearms, eventually we will be denied ownership completely and wonder why it all happened.

I guess I qualify as been on the receiving end of guns,knives,grenades etc. In a previous life I was a soldier and a policeman in the darkest Africa. Never pretty.

Originally Posted by misfire

This is the beginning of the end.

Sounds outraged to me

Originally Posted by misfire

We all had toy cap guns as kids and it never turned any of us 60's kids into raving bloody lunatics with a gun.

Like it or not, we are no longer living in that era, times have changed... Back in the day you could get onto an airliner with a pistol tucked in your belt, and light up a smoke

Originally Posted by misfire

If we don't voice a logical opinion each time the law is changed with regard firearms, eventually we will be denied ownership completely and wonder why it all happened.

I'd rather see informed comment about specific sections of new legislation. Some of it is good, some of it is bad. A knee-jerk negative reaction against ANY firearms legislation just does not make any sense to me. If I undferstand your last post correctly (the bit about replica restrictions), you and I are probably on the same page as far as that particular part of the law is concerned.

The reality is that laws (in very general terms) reflect the likes and dislikes of the majority of the population. The numbers mentioned in that press release tell the REAL story. 240K license holders = 5% of population.

14K endorsement holders = 6% of license holders, or 0.003% of population.

Thank you for enlightening me. The percentages appear to add up, I must be a total idiot, outraged and living in the past (in very general terms).
My apologies.

Originally Posted by misfire

Thank you for enlightening me. The percentages appear to add up, I must be a total idiot, outraged and living in the past (in very general terms).
My apologies.

Not trying to enlighten you (or piss you off). Just having a discussion and mentioning my take on it. No need to appologize, we all have our own views...