Bye B....

[king1]

agreed, that is probably the one major reason why a volunteer led register won't work.  Most firearms owners won't not be trusting enough to believe that the organisers can and will keep it secure...  None of them will want to make themselves targets...

Does not have to be secure, no addresses anyway. I

Pretty sure most New Zealanders will want Firearms data to be secure, probably the government as well.  There are other ways people can get addresses, you would have leave out names and any other personally identifiable information to make it safe, but by doing so it won't fulfil its intended purpose... it will be a pointless exercise...

The only way I can see it done safely and usefully is if it is within a government department, presumably the same one that issues the firearm licenses