New figures show gun owners are holding back on handing in their firearms, because they’re waiting to hear how much the Government will pay for them
Figures released to Newstalk ZB by the New Zealand Police showed that, as of Sunday night, only 530 guns had been handed in since the ban on semi-automatic guns was finalised in early April.
There are around 250,000 licenced firearm holders in New Zealand and it’s estimated as many as 300,000 guns could now be illegal.
It comes as gun owners are waiting on any details around compensation for their guns.
I guess you haven’t been compensated for the guns that have been turned in so far. Now maybe the rest are waiting to see how much the govt will give them- or they are just going to hold onto to them and tell the govt to F off.
I am not all that confident that there is going to be any sort of mass disobedience over this. I just spent 3 weeks traveling around New Zealand and while a beautiful place I just don’t see it but maybe I am wrong.
There won’t likely be violence, but they won’t turn them in without adequate compensation and the government will largely look the other way, unless there is another event. They simply don’t have the military and police resources to be going door-to-door for this. Granted, they could make a show out of a few and that might up compliance. Regardless, there will be no physical resistance.
People can compare NZ to the UK to some extent, but culturally the Kiwis are very different in important ways.
Pretty much agree with everything you said. They don’t have a large police force nor large military. Now share or say something wrong online and you can probably expect a visit from LEO and if you have any they will be removed. As far as being different than the UK I would agree as long as you are talking about those outside of cities like Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
Beck is reporting they are now up to 700 of the 1.5 Million. So now they are passing more laws which will make their innocent citizens double criminals.
In Australia in 20 years only 20% of the Semi-auto ban have been turned in.
Based on those worldwide facts, AND, that we have a Constitution protecting our gun rights, I think it’s time we started throwing our politicians in jail that introduce gun reform.
Its scary shit to hear this goes on in civilized countries. It freaks me out because our libs will try this crazy stuff and its hard to hide with registered suppressors and SBR’s.
