New Zealand Gun Owners Turning in their Firearms Voluntarily

[gdr_11]

The headlines scream that the masses of gun owners are running to police stations to turn in their firearms in response to the mass shooting and the government's stance on gun control in New Zealand.

Scroll down a few lines and we see that a total of 37 people who turned in guns was enough for the press to arrive at this conclusion. Evidently the one million plus gun owners who are not rushing to dump their weapons do not matter in the leftist math equation.

https://thehill.com/policy/internat...their-weapons-after-mass-shootings-at-mosques

 

[sobi1998]

Is this a buy back? Can they make 2x4 pipe shotguns to sell back lmao


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[benenglish]

Is this a buy back?

It's going to be, but only for the newly re-classified firearms. Supposedly, the guns will be turned in and then, sometime later, the former owners will receive monetary compensation.

I still say that for rare items (not everyday AR-pattern rifles, which will be the majority of turn-ins), some enterprising exporter in NZ needs to call up a U.S. importer and start saving some firearms from destruction.

Technically, of course, that shouldn't be required. Under their law, even if some historic piece has been re-classified as a prohibited MSSA, the owner can apply for a special license to keep it. I'm curious if any of those applications will be approved. If the NZ police act honorably, people should be able to retain possession of the Remington Model 8 their grandfather owned.

But ARs are basically toast.

 

[tonelar]

there’s a lot more people buying ARs in NZ than turning them in. several dealers are reporting they can’t keep them on the shelves.

 

[robertc1024]

there’s a lot more people buying ARs in NZ than turning them in. several dealers are reporting they can’t keep them on the shelves.

Not surprising.

 

[oldag]

The headlines scream that the masses of gun owners are running to police stations to turn in their firearms in response to the mass shooting and the government's stance on gun control in New Zealand.

Scroll down a few lines and we see that a total of 37 people who turned in guns was enough for the press to arrive at this conclusion.

Stupid always exists.

 

[Bozz10mm]

there’s a lot more people buying ARs in NZ than turning them in. several dealers are reporting they can’t keep them on the shelves.

I thought the ban was already in effect. How can they continue to sell them?

Okay, I see now.....within 10 days.

 

[AustinN4]

there’s a lot more people buying ARs in NZ than turning them in. several dealers are reporting they can’t keep them on the shelves.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12214918

 

[PhulesAu]

Stupid always exists.

Simple truths are the best.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Is this possible, "I watched the video and saw the rifle... and it was not from any Gun City affiliated store" ?

 

[HKShooter65]

We've beat on this one before.

Very few honest professional primary wage earners would become felons for the sake of keeping a weapon of any sort.

True in NZ.
True here.

 

[karlac]

"These people really are that stupid."

 

[Shady]

I think most honest people know the chances of a police encounter in there home is next to zilch so as long as your bumpstock is home and out of sight even if the PoPo show up for a medical/welfare check no one will find it.

And even if a cop sees it chance are he is not going to know what it is or care that you have it unless you are a dick.

We've beat on this one before.

Very few honest professional primary wage earners would become felons for the sake of keeping a weapon of any sort.

True in NZ.
True here.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Is this possible, "I watched the video and saw the rifle... and it was not from any Gun City affiliated store" ?

Yeah, I was wondering how he could tell. Are Gun City rifles specially and conspicuously marked?

 

[Southpaw]

Is this possible, "I watched the video and saw the rifle... and it was not from any Gun City affiliated store" ?

Yeah, I was wondering how he could tell. Are Gun City rifles specially and conspicuously marked?

That quote has been irking me for days too.

 

[Dad_Roman]

That quote has been irking me for days too.

Yea I caught that too. Thinking its attributed to the fact that they claim to be the "Worlds Biggest Gun Store" and they are obviously the local "goto" gun store in NZ, they have locations in every town.

Its an assumption but probably a safe one.

 

[easy rider]

We've beat on this one before.

Very few honest professional primary wage earners would become felons for the sake of keeping a weapon of any sort.

True in NZ.
True here.

Does New Zealand have a law that states "right to bear arms"?

 

[tonelar]

Does New Zealand have a law that states "right to bear arms"?

No 2A equivalent. Actually, we're pretty unique in the free world.

 

[easy rider]

No 2A equivalent. Actually, we're pretty unique in the free world.

My point was, making assumptions what people in the U.S. would do on what other countries would do is asinine.

 

[pronstar]

Gun ban
Suppression of speech

The US equivalent:
Let’s just get rid of those pesky first and second amendments...

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