On my third reading of it I think it is telling me that NZ Police are classifying & prohibiting a non-firearm as a prohibited firearm? - and that they intend to telephone me requesting I tell the unidentifiable telephone caller details of my endorsed firearms and where I keep them. .. I had thought that the whole point about firearms registration was that it means that the police know exactly what is owned and where it is from the register?
The hi-lited paragraph states that gun owners supported NZ police prohibitions & confiscations last year. This is incorrect - however as law abiding citizens - we COMPLIED.
This same paragraph states that the buy back was a success .. in what way was it successful - who composes such garbage for promotion by a Government law enforcement agency?
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Dear Firearms Licence holder
We are emailing you as our records show that you hold a pistol endorsement, and the Government has made changes which may impact on pistol users as some semi-automatic pistols are now prohibited (those greater than 400mm and under 762mm).
These further changes to the Arms Act mean Police is in the process of planning for a new Amnesty and Buy-back.
The support Police received from the firearms community last year was an integral part of the success of the previous Amnesty and Buy-back. So we want to work in partnership with you again.
As part of our planning process for the new Buy-back, we want to establish the volume and location of the newly prohibited semi-automatic pistols and pistol carbine conversion kits that are intended to be handed back for compensation across the country. This is so we can determine the most appropriate and efficient method/s of collection for these items.
To help us do this, we will be calling you in the near future to ask you questions such as:
Do you have a newly prohibited item or pistol carbine conversion kit?
If yes, how many items do you have of each?
Of these items, how many will you seek either compensation, endorsement and/or permit/s for?
In what geographical area are these stored? I:e Town or City
Your communications with us will help directly inform how we manage the collection of firearms in this next buy-back, and also allow us to plan for resourcing our endorsement administration team.
To help you in identifying what may be a newly prohibited item, please view the video on this page and the information below.
A small group of additional firearms are now prohibited. This includes:
· Semi-automatic pistols (semi-automatic firearms less that 762mm in overall length) that are not “small” semi-automatic pistols.
o A “small semi-automatic pistol” is a semi-automatic pistol that:
· Has an overall length of 400 millimetres or less, excluding any silencer, pistol carbine conversion kit, or other muzzle-fitting attachment; and
· Has a barrel length of 101 millimetres or more; and
· Is capable of firing specified ammunition (ammunition used on pistol shooting ranges approved by the Commissioner) only at a muzzle velocity of 1,600 feet per second or less; and
· Is suitable for shooting on a certified pistol range.
(To summarise the description above, in general terms, if the semi-automatic firearm is shorter than 762mm but has an overall length greater than 400mm, (Note: folding and telescopic stocks are measured in their collapsed state), and not currently held on a Prohibited and/or Collector’s Endorsement - Then it is a newly prohibited firearm.)
Outside of pistols some other firearms are also now prohibited. These are:
· Centrefire pump-action rifles with a detachable magazine.
o Note: 0.22 rimfire semi-automatics with magazines of 10 rounds or less remain for the most part out from the definition of prohibited firearm. However, if the firearm has a lower receiver capable of being attached to a centrefire upper receiver resulting in a functioning centrefire firearm, it is prohibited.
There are also new requirements for lawful possession of a pistol carbine conversion kit (which converts a pistol into a shoulder-fired firearm). This includes kits that are also capable of being used as an air pistol carbine conversion kit. The requirements are:· In addition to a firearms licence, to possess a pistol carbine conversion kit you also need to have:
o An endorsement which enables you to lawfully possess a pistol; and
o Either a permit to import a pistol or a permit to possess a pistol; and
o Either a permit to import a pistol carbine conversion kit or a permit to possess a pistol carbine conversion kit.
Once we have considered all the information we gather from you and your fellow firearms users, we will plan and finalise our operations.
We look forward to talking to you soon. A member from our National Customer Support Team will call you over the next month.
Kind regards,
Inspector David Burmeister
Operations Manager – Amnesty & Buyback
Firearms Response Programme
Police National Headquarters
Marty K.
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