More Nonsense From NZ Police - Conversion Stocks

 Oh Dear ... Oh Dear ... Oh Dear

Our "Authorities" seem to be intent on making themselves a laughing stock throughout the world.

- Actually it might be laughable IF it wasn't so pathetic and expensively punitive & pointlessly restrictive on fully law-abiding fit and proper licensed New Zealand firearms owners.

Here in New Zealand a handful of fully licensed and properly vetted sporting firearms owners - complete with properly interviewed referees .. have purchased plastic conversion stocks that enable them to mount their properly licensed and registered target shooting handguns as a sort of pistol calibre carbine for use on-range

Glock 17 Pistol Mounted in RONI Stock

Let's be clear here - these stocks don't alter the handgun's performance or capabilities in any way .. they are not "bump stocks" or magic sniper telescopes - all they do is add considerable bulk and expense to give a three point grip when used rather than a single or two handed grip.

As part of ever increasing and ineffective anti-gun regulations - the NZ Police are introducing yet another layer of administrative paperwork to confuse the issues of firearms ownership here.

They have invented yet another new acronym "PCCK" (Pistol Carbine Conversion Kit) to throw into the legislation alongside "MSSA"s - which will no doubt be used to confuse the media commentators and to frighten the timorous.

In all fairness to Police .. they do seem to be also concerned that soft air toy gun shooters have been buying toy PCCKs to run about with at their clubs popping them off at each other in competitive games ...

The real problem arises with registered & licensed antique arms collectors who invest thousands of hard earned dollars in non-shooting highly collectable Boer War C 96 Mauser pistols .. like the one used by 'Laurence of Arabia' as these (and other collectables  including some Lugers) come complete with a wooden "leg of mutton" holster that also clips onto the Mauser's grip converting it into a kind of carbine:

Currently Police are proposing that current Licensed Collectors wishing to retain their legally owned property need to complete a Permit to Possess Form - FRM67A - PCCK. 

There is a strong likelihood that these registered collectors will also be required to deface & devalue their important museum pieces by permanently stamping or engraving these stocks with an invented serial number.

Link

www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/frm67a-pcck-application-for-a-permit-to-possess-pistol-carbine-conversion-kit.pdf

I suppose that in these COVID-19 blighted times there is small compensation that there will be employment opportunities for many specialist Firearms Law Consultants to guide both the public and the Police employees on the correct current interpretation of the hundreds of pages of Amendments to the 1983 Firearms Act so far added by Tranche I and Tranche II by Police Minister Nash.

Please get all your whanau & friends to vote at the soon coming ELECTION and impress upon them the importance of PARTY VOTE for act  - the only party committed to reverse this police & Parliamentary firearms insanity.

Marty K.