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Now no one knows how many guns are in new Zealand but we would probaly have rifle ownership comparable to US and Finland.
I await the negative internet bullies comments to my proposal.

You've got to be dreaming mate. The gun ownership situation in the US is absolutely huge. I've worked with US expats in the oil industry and their boasts of the extent of their and their mate's gun collections are eye watering. SM posts of families surrounded by their home's armoury would tend to support this.

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As far as firearms register goes it could be done by a few a volunteers for zip, yes zero yes free. One simple xcel  file sort column A firearms owner saved on the cloud  enter in the name of the firearms owner, licence number, brand of gun, model and serial number. Info emailed in by the owners. Police could access it if they pay a fee which would be what a gun licence will cost maybe $700 which would go to the about four data input volunteers. Data entry people in my plan would have to be firearms owners and users of at least 20 years, born in New Zealand preferably with both parents both born in NZ.
Now no one knows how many guns are in new Zealand but we would probaly have rifle ownership comparable to US and Finland.
I await the negative internet bullies comments to my proposal.

Self monitoring doesn't always work out that well, it would be especially problematic in this case where there are potential legal issues, and reliable and accurate information requirements etc etc.  Not sure volunteer's could be relied upon or used in this situation... and TBH the government could mandate it if they wanted and save themselves the $700 fee.  It needs to happen imho but obviously costs are going to have to be passed on and recovered...

There's also a major security issue with compiling a list of firearm locations if done by some volunteer contributor means. A potential shopping list for the crims?