New Zealand’s gun law reform has passed its final hurdle in Parliament tonight.
The Third Reading of the Arms Amendment Act saw all MPs except ACT’s David Seymour vote in favour of the gun changes, less than a month after the Christchurch terrorist attack on March 15 where 50 people were killed.
The final vote came in at 119 for the amendment and one against. Extract from New Zealand Television.. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/parliament-overwhelmingly-votes-tougher-new-gun-laws-in-wake-christchurch-terrorist-attacks
The debate over gun ban around New Zealand since the Christchurch Attack last month.
In our family on my late father’s side, several cousins and uncles uses guns for their jobs such possums, wild ducks and rabbits culling under the District Council and Department of Conversation and of course farmings, police and army officers. In our neighbours, there were ex police officers living here and they used weapons for their past jobs. Outside Eureka, there is a Clay shooting club and they have restricted rules for all members including the new members when using guns and proof of the gun license. This photo here showed my late grandfather on the right with his mate form the rabbit shooting in their old days.
I am used to weapons for I know it is dangerous to use. My late grandfather and his chaps took me out to duck shootings during the school holidays when I was young. My grandfather always give me instruction for our safety when they are shooting and gesture language as I am deaf. Here is a photo of me as a young tom girl with a duck and my late grandfather’s dog -Snow. Snow was the favourite family/working dog in our grandparent’s lives.
What about sport like Olympic Games including Paralympic Games, Clay Shooting? What about farming to control wild rabbits, deers, possums? The Police and the Military Service are okay.
In the farming area, is it okay to let wild rabbits or possums becoming more destructive to our lands, gardening and trees in the parks even in the National Parks?
Many possums plus stoats , rats, ferret to kill our native wildlife birds and native trees. Most people blame Australian people and other European people bought pest animals such as goats, ducks and possums here hundred years ago. In New Zealand, possums are pest animals and in Australia, the possums are not pest animals to Aussies, the possums are protected under the Wildlife Acts 1975.
I would like to see how the Members of the Parliament look at the type of weapons and to work with the Police and the military officers first. Then make the decision on the type of gthe into the gun laws where people can uses guns for sports, farm jobs such as culling, etc.
I prefer people not to use guns for hobbies or the state of their unstable minds like mental illness. The problem is whether a person love to collect military weapons as a gun collector. There must be a way on making tough rules on when to use guns, who can use guns for through special license and have background check before entering the gun clubs. What about exports and import rule under the Customs? I believe the Custom staff does not do the job properly because there are people still bring guns from oversea easily.
Life in Eureka 
