Since the shooting in New Zealand only a small handful of an estimated 1.2 MILLION firearms has been turned in. How small you might ask?
According to the 2017 Small Arms Survey New Zealand has an estimated 1.2 million guns registered to civilians. Of that 1.2 million it is Estimated that around 300,000 are now illegal and according to the NZ Herald only 537 have been turned in.
Though many media outlets are making it sound like gun owners in New Zealand are waiting to hear how much they will get for compensation from their government. The Police Minister said in April that regulations, including a price list, would be considered by Cabinet by the end of May.
We do not think that is the case. Nor do we think they are willing to turn in their firearms.
And why should they be? Especially since many gang leaders have openly come out saying they wont turn in shit! According to Breitbart Mongrel Mob leader Sonny Fatu is making it clear his gang will not be surrendering their guns as mandated by the New Zealand government. This comes after New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that “military-style” semiautomatic rifles, “high-capacity” magazines, and certain gun parts were being banned. While making the announcement, Ardern encouraged New Zealand gun owners to go ahead and hand over their firearms.
Mongrel Mob leader Fatu told Stuff, “Will gangs get rid of their weapons? No. Because of who we are, we can’t guarantee our own safety.”
Here is the relevant, actual, statutory language. You can see that it requires quite a bit of careful study. From legilation.govt.nz:
2A Meaning of prohibited firearm
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, prohibited firearm—
(a) means the following firearms:
(i) a semi-automatic firearm (except a pistol), other than—
(A) a semi-automatic firearm that is capable of firing only 0.22 calibre or less rimfire cartridges and that has a magazine, whether or not detachable or otherwise externally fed, that is capable of holding no more than 10 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size:
(B) a semi-automatic shotgun with a non-detachable tubular magazine or magazines that are capable of holding no more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size:
(ii) a pump-action shotgun that is capable of being used with a detachable magazine:
(iii) a pump-action shotgun that has a non-detachable tubular magazine or magazines that are capable of holding more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size; and(b) includes any other firearm declared by Order in Council made under section 74A to be a prohibited firearm for the purposes of this Act.
2B Meaning of prohibited magazine
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, prohibited magazine,—
(a) in relation to a shotgun, means a magazine, whether or not detachable, that is capable of holding more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that shotgun’s chamber size:
(b) in relation to any other firearm (except a pistol),—
(i) means any detachable magazine—
(A) that is capable of holding 0.22 calibre or less rimfire cartridges and that is capable of holding more than 10 of those cartridges:
(B) that is capable of holding more than 10 cartridges and being used with a semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm:
(ii) means any other magazine, whether or not detachable, that is capable of holding more than 10 cartridges; and
(c) includes any other magazine declared by Order in Council made under section 74A to be a prohibited magazine for the purposes of this Act.
2C Meaning of prohibited part
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, prohibited part means
(a) a part of a prohibited firearm:(b) a component that can be applied to enable, or take significant steps towards enabling a firearm to be fired with, or near to, a semi-automatic or automatic action.2D Meaning of prohibited ammunition
In this Act, prohibited ammunition means any ammunition declared by the Governor-Governor by Order in Council to be prohibited ammunition.