The old "No smoke without fire.." syndrome is all around New Zealand right now.
Just about every ANTI-GUN group has been sticking up their wrinkled necks into the air over the last ten years .. and they can smell that their time is now .. with a well meaning LABOUR PARTY led Government polishing the benches of power.
Our problem is that shooters as a group tend to be independent self reliant individuals and reluctant to join hands with any different style of trigger squeezer. BUT WE SERIOUSLY NEED TO UNITE INTO ONE BODY WITH ONE VOICE.
We are told that there are some 240-250 THOUSAND Licensed Shooters in New Zealand - and you'd think that there are nearly as many small shooters groups, associations & organizations.
- Talk about "Herding Cats" ..
I hate to consider how few of those 240,000 gun owners are members of any group.
Target Pistol Shooters are of course ALL members of Pistol New Zealand .. they have to be by Police regulation to get a 'B' Cat Endorsement - and most endorsed licensed Collectors will be members of The Antique Arms Association also.
- Don't any of you for one second dream that a democratic electorate is going to defend our gun ownership rights.
I know several lovely people - including family members - who are seriously frightened .. even phobic about GUNS - offer them a gun to handle and they shrink back in fear.
For decades 'THE MEDIA' have conditioned the couch surfers and voters to strongly link firearms with gangs, drugs, and violent crime. That means that you also are perceived in that way too in their heads.
In the next few months there will be more moves completed to impose ever more restrictive and very expensive deterrent rules. - If we are not united we will certainly sink separately.
Our shooters groups must combine into one NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to be heard .. including the Dealers.
Are you listening SSANZ, COLFO, Deerstalkers Assoc, Handloaders, Small-Bore Shooters, Pistol NZ, NZAHAA, Full-Bore Shooters, Sporting Clay Shooters, NZ Mountain Safety Council, NZ Service Rifle Assoc, Auckland Rifle Assoc, SIKA Foundation, NZ Cartridge Collectors Club, & Arms Dealers etc? - We need to pay for a united and well funded National Body now.
THE ALTERNATIVES.
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