Gun Policy News
NZ Gun Lobby Rejects Registry as 'White Elephant' Despite Child Deaths
20 January 2014
Scoop.co.nz, Media release
The knee-jerk call by anti-firearm lobbyists to toughen firearm laws following the tragic murder-suicide in Dunedin is totally misplaced and ignores reality says the Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust.
Trust spokesman Laurie Collins of Westport said New Zealand's firearm laws where the fitness of firearms owners is registered has been widely praised as practical and realistic.
"A gun registry will not prevent one death or one crime. The tragedy underlines that the... (GunPolicy.org)