Gun Policy News
Two Governments Shelved NZ Firearm Registry Due to Pro-gun Lobbying
15 May 2009
Dominion Post (Wellington)
An independent gun registry was in the process of being set up a decade ago, but it was quietly shelved after intensive lobbying by pro-gun groups.
The registry was a key recommendation of the Thorp Report, which stemmed from a year-long review of gun laws by retired High Court justice Sir Thomas Thorp in 1996.
The report also recommended the government buy back military-style semi-automatics from owners followed by an outright ban of such weapons.
It was... (GunPolicy.org)