NZ bans types of semi-automatic weapons, high capacity magazines after mass shooting

“New Zealand is at a considerable disadvantage to countries that have had registries, because there’s no way of tracing the firearms because they don’t know who’s got them,” Mr. Alpers said. “We’re relying entirely on the honesty of the gun owner to turn it in.”

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Doctor_M said:

Predicting a run on cosmline, PVC, and shovels.

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foxtrapper said:

I know you can buy the PVC and end caps at any hardware store, but where does one get cosmoline? Asking for a friend.

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fidelity said:

Here's an excerpt of the NY Times reporting on this story ...

New Zealand Announces Ban on Weapons Used in Massacre That Killed 50
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/world/asia/new-zealand-gun-ban.html



At least no one is mincing words. Registration needs to be in place for a more effective confiscation, and they've already put an administrative ban in place by executive fiat before there's actual regulation.

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RepublicOfFranklin said:

So the PM announced a ban while parliament isn’t in session and therefore the ban doesn’t really exist. Meanwhile they’re trying to convince the populace that their queens decree carries weight while it currently doesn’t; disgusting.

Some kiwis on another forum I’m on have talked about basically being in a holding pattern until government is actually in session and see how much push back there is from the rest of Parliament.


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foxtrapper said:

I know you can buy the PVC and end caps at any hardware store, but where does one get cosmoline? Asking for a friend.

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ironhead7544 said:

They did exactly what the terrorist wanted. Forced capitulation. Now any nut job will think they can do the same thing. Bad precedent.

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Some Guy said:

This week an elderly family member of mine got her official Maryland ID. It refers to her as "Customer name." No more citizens here, friend.

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jc1240 said:

"Customer" is like a PC buzzword. Where I work (I'm in IT), they call all the users "customers" when they are just fellow employees. I'm a rebel and stick with old-school "users."

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• It's an island, and the culture is "pull together." She was innundated with/overwhelmed by IMs and tweets about the event from the start.
• Each and every person she talked to was totally shocked by the violence, and wanted to "DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT." (Sound familiar?)
• There is a group mindset and worship of government (my words, not hers; I more accurately assess it as "sheeple") that is VERY strong in the cities, but almost completely absent in the bush.
• Her assessment is that the city dwellers will turn in their "assault weapons," but the "farmers" (i.e., ranchers) will just go to the gummint.
• The ban will be just as successful as Australia's original ban; in other words, a complete failure.

jc1240 said:

"Customer" is like a PC buzzword. Where I work (I'm in IT), they call all the users "customers" when they are just fellow employees. I'm a rebel and stick with old-school "users."

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