Thread: Registry to stay??

How about this for an idea . Given that the registry might be forced on the gun community.
Rule is that -
Only the Firearms officer for each area has the authority to interrogate the registry in detail of serial numbers of guns, calibre, mafr name, and so on.

If other normal duty cops want to see things all that can find out is that Joe blow has the following types of fire arms
Registered shooter xyz Licence number xya
Handgun - one off
Rimfire - three off
Shotgun - one off

So if there is major data leak or even a minor one in a given area the fingerpointing can go to just one person.
It also would mean that front line police could visit an address and know what they should find but only the general types.

That makes it much less of a potential shopping list for crims.

if an ordinary police officer is found to have entered the registry at precision level (obviously there is table of police IDnumbers and data acess levels stored in the system ) that should be the basis for an internal investigation and potential dismissal.

The other thing that needs to be looked at very carefully is the ability to take USB drives into the FSA in Wellington and download information . Either all the machines have to have all spare USB ports physically locked out and basically carrying a non police registered USB drive (which is never to leave the building) needs to be a sackable offense. Exxon Mobil have that sort of discipline and I have had to work under it in Melbourne. you can be sacked for leaving your PC not locked out and going to lunch .

Firearm data for thousands of gun owners - all of whom could be subject to burglary is as important as Exxon -M's commercial and technical information.

What about inserting clause in the legislation that if a policeman or woman is traceable to a leak which results in a burglary(s) then if there is incompetence or intent that person has to pay for all loses suffered by the firearms owners and any enforcement in the civil courts would be at the cost of the government . That would keep people pretty focused.

TEF