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Firearms legislation is provided for in the New Zealand's gun laws: the Arms Act 1983, [9] Arms Amendment Act 1992, [10] and Arms Regulations 1992 [11] and associated regulations. About 250,000 [1] people hold a New Zealand firearms licence. On 10 April 2019 new bills passed placing heavier restrictions on semi automatic firearms.
According to the Small Arms Survey, New Zealand is the 17th highest ranking country in terms of civilian gun ownership with a population of under 5 million and an estimated 1.5 million firearms. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The buyback ended on 20 December 2019.
They are funded predominantly from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association was established in 1937 to promote the interests of hunters in New Zealand. [16] Outdoor Recreation New Zealand lobbies for the hunting and fishing community. From 2002 to 2007 it functioned as a registered political party.
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An applicant for a firearms licence needs to be aged 16 years or older, attend an approved firearms safety course, pass theoretical and practical examinations about firearms safety and use, have adequate secure storage for firearms, complete the application form, supply suitable identification, provide two referees and pay the prescribed ...
Fish & Game New Zealand is the collective brand name of 12 regional fish and game councils and the New Zealand Fish and Game Council which administer sports fishing and gamebird resources in New Zealand (apart from within the Taupo Fishing District, administered by the Department of Conservation). Fish and game councils are regionally ...
General-purpose machine gun: 7.62x51mm NATO: L2A1 Australia Canada. light machine gun: 7.62x51mm NATO [9] L4A3 United Kingdom: light machine gun: 7.62x51mm NATO [9] M1919 Browning. L3A3; L3A3E1; L3A4 United States: Medium machine gun.30-06 Springfield: Bren gun British Empire: light machine gun.303 British [9] Charlton Automatic Rifle New ...
The Thorp report, or to give the report its formal title: Review of Firearms Control in New Zealand (ISBN 0-477-01796-7), was a Report of an Independent Inquiry Commissioned by the Minister of Police by former judge Thomas Thorp that was commissioned in July 1996 and reported back to the Minister in June 1997.