28-02-2024, 02:57 PM
The knee jerk reaction to the Aussie lone wolf Tarrant was always stupid. His gun was already illegal. All the change did was to give legal owners of semi automatic guns (and let's not use the term "military style" because most semi autos used in NZ are not that type) a nice cash payment to go and buy other guns. In some cases more powerful ones than they had!
Those that had guns illegally still have the guns. Gun crime did not abate - it actually got worse.
Those that had guns illegally still have the guns. Gun crime did not abate - it actually got worse.