Thread: Overall length Saga continues

"While the New Zealand Police is a government department with a minister responsible for it, the Commissioner and sworn members swear allegiance directly to the Sovereign and, by convention, have constabulary independence from the government of the day."

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

So the NZ police have a coup ? and are not answerable to the Govt?

In other words; They are a Paramilitary organisation and have been for quite sometime.

I really am sick of them shifting the goal posts on us all the time. It leaves little to be desired and is not much of an incentive for us to follow the rules is it... And why should we??

You can't tell me that after TWO YEARS of them pushing their "ultra-vires" policy they aren't trying to drive a wedge between us & them. The police are clearly aware of how law-abiding firearm owners feel about all of this. I mean how many times do we have to say; "We are NOT the problem" "We are Law-Abiding, criminals are not" "Certain aesthetics for firearm's don't save lives" "Registries don't prevent real crime"

I could go on and on.

All the cards are on the table now, and they definitely know where our position lies on the matter - It's up to us to push back and make others aware that this will not be tolerated.