Semi-automatic weapons might be making a comeback under Nats

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Who benefits?

Defintely one David Tipple, owner of the Gun city shops. The man who claims he was 'enriched' by his time in a US prison.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gun-dealer...IUHV6L4ZE/

And who sold guns to the terrorist responsible for the massacre here.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/3849...rch%202018.

"Mr Tipple told media today he searched company records and found that the shooting suspect had made online purchases between November 2017 and March 2018. Ammunition was also sold.

However, a military-style MMSA semi-automatic assault rifle believed to be used in the attack was not sold to him by the gun retail chain, he said.
There were two attacks last Friday in Christchurch - one at the Al Noor Mosque next to Hagley Park, and one at the Linwood Mosque.
Fifty people died, seven at Linwood Mosque and 42 at Al Noor Mosque. One person died later in Christchurch Hospital.
"All Gun City sales to this individual followed a police verified online mail order process... We detected nothing extraordinary about the license holder," Mr Tipple said today.
He said was disgusted and dismayed at the atrocity and had written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over the incident and had been in discussions with the police."


And who had dinner with NZF ministers....


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lamb-wine-...IH6JUACEY/


"Winston Peters and Shane Jones voted in favour of gun law reforms but shared a good laugh at ending up at Gun City owner David Tipple's house for dinner last night.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Economic Development Minister, who are also New Zealand First MPs, auctioned off a dinner with them to raise funds for Koru Care, a charity that gives sick children dream trips and adventures.
"They sort of snickered about ... would they have done it if they'd known they'd end up with a gun dealer," Tipple told the Herald.

"They didn't put it quite that way, but they were quite clear that they got more than they bargained for when they said 'no holds barred' on who they'd eat with."

Tipple won the dinner with a $7350 bid, the second such dinner he has won after winning an auction to dine with then-Prime Minister John Key in 2010.
The dinner with Peters and Jones took place last night after New Zealand First's annual conference in Christchurch.

Tipple has voiced strong opposition to the Government's gun law reforms, but he said the occasion was not political and they only briefly discussed firearms.
"I tried to keep the gun debate out of it. Both of them are shooters - Winston had a surprising knowledge on firearms - and they're both keen sportsmen who love their fishing."