The NZ MSSA Ban - A False Start:

I have received a copy of the Second Reading of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill

View it & read it yourself .. Link to the House of Representatives document:

https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/SCR_86606/d390ad91a9369f8482d2050648e1074226dee11c

Sadly - It is apparent right from the very first opening paragraph that any hope for a reasonable fact based consideration of firearms regulations is futile and wasted:

First paragraph (first sentence):

"About the bill as introduced
 On 15 March 2019 an armed person carried out a mass shooting at the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch using legally held semi-automatic firearms. Fifty people were killed and a similar number suffered serious to moderate injuries."

.. I surely don't need to correct that false statement and point-out that the main weapon used was an illegally modified and unlawfully possessed restricted firearm ..

This is an official Parliamentary document that is being used to alter important LAWS ..

Marty K.