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Gang Members Can Get Gun Licences in New Zealand
27 April 2016
New Zealand Herald
Being a gang member is not enough to stop someone getting a gun licence in New Zealand under current law.
The Herald today revealed how a patched Headhunter was able to legally buy $30,000 worth of high powered rifles between 2012 and 2015, before police revoked his firearms licence in January.
When police went to revoke the licence, the man had legally on-sold the weapons and they were unable to be retrieved.
The case has raised a number of issues with current... (GunPolicy.org)