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Police Estimate That New Zealanders Could Own Nearly One Million Firearms, Including 27,500 Pistols

Dominion (Wellington)

15 June 2002

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Police licencing and vetting manager Inspector Joe Green said about 27,500 pistols, 6800 military-style semi-automatic firearms and 3300 restricted weapons -- a category that includes machineguns -- were registered with police.

There are about 230,000 gun licence holders, with nearly 4300 people -- 100 more than last year -- holding an endorsement allowing them to use military-style semi-automatic weapons.

About 5600 -- 600 more than last year -- were endorsed to own pistols or restricted weapons as collectors, curators of museums, for theatrical purposes, as a momento or heirloom, or as members of competitive pistol and shooting clubs.

ID: N142

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