RoyGBiv
07-08-2019, 06:10 PM
I thought there was previous discussion about this law, but didn't find it.
Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme (https://reason.com/2019/07/08/noncompliance-kneecaps-new-zealands-gun-control-scheme/)
As of last week, only around 700 weapons had been turned over. There are an estimated 1.5 million guns—with an unknown number subject to the new prohibition on semiautomatic firearms—in the country overall.
Traditionally relaxed in its approach to firearms regulation, and enjoying a low crime rate, New Zealand has no firearms registration rule. That means authorities have no easy way of knowing what guns are in circulation or who owns them.
Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme (https://reason.com/2019/07/08/noncompliance-kneecaps-new-zealands-gun-control-scheme/)
As of last week, only around 700 weapons had been turned over. There are an estimated 1.5 million guns—with an unknown number subject to the new prohibition on semiautomatic firearms—in the country overall.
Traditionally relaxed in its approach to firearms regulation, and enjoying a low crime rate, New Zealand has no firearms registration rule. That means authorities have no easy way of knowing what guns are in circulation or who owns them.