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we really needed to feel safe and for this not to happen again, to anyone. Maysoon Salama - whose son was murdered in the terror attacks - said relaxing gun laws was a step backwards. "It's going to be hard to have this conversation because people already have misconceived preconceptions about firearms but does need to start." 'Firearms are no safer than they were before' Now, everyone thinks that it's used just as a weapon, rather than as a sporting tool or a way to put food on the table," she said. McKee wants to roll back what she described as "rushed" and "knee-jerk" legislation so regulations were less onerous on firearms owners.
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"I'm hoping that we can find a middle ground where we ensure we have good public safety but we also stop treating licensed firearms owners like they're nothing more than common criminals." It was these restrictions that propelled McKee into politics and she was now spearheading the complete rewrite of our gun laws. Lawmakers near-unanimously supported an amendment to ban semi-automatics after the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. "Meanwhile, higher security and storage requirement would be required and large-capacity magazines would continue to be unavailable to those without the proper, vetted endorsement." Under the rewrite of the Arms Act, a person would still need a legitimate reason to have a centre-fire semi-automatic firearm," McKee said. "Over 5000 people, deemed to have a proper purpose, already have a licence for centre-fire semi-automatic firearms. The only current exemptions are pest control and (disabled) collector's items. "Ensuring licensed firearms owners are fit and proper through a graduated system of licensing where people earn trust over time, and a licensing agency carrying out a range of checks, is the sensible way of ensuring public safety."Īlso on the table is allowing competitive shooters to use semi-automatics for sport. McKee said she wanted to change the current licensing system to a graduated system to "enhance public safety". The Arms Act 1983 has been home to New Zealand's gun laws for the past four decades and has had many iterations. The reason why the 1983 Act lasted so long is because there was genuine and good consultation." "There's nothing set in stone as we advance this process.
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"It means starting from scratch," Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee told RNZ. National and Act agreed to rewrite the Arms Act - in place since the early 1980s - as part of their coalition arrangement.Įverything is on the table, including changing the existing licensing regime and re-introducing the military-style weapons used in the Materror attacks. Photo: RNZ Semi-automatics could make a return to gun ranges, as New Zealand's firearms laws are in for a major shake-up this governmental term.