Nicole McKee ACT firearms spokesperson The accidental release of over 140 email addresses of licensed firearms owners shows once again that Police are incapable of keeping licensed firearms owners’ information secure. Early yesterday Police sent out an email requesting action to a list of licensed firearms owners, forgetting to blind
Nicole McKee ACT justice spokesperson Being nice to gangs because they’re victims of colonisation hasn’t worked – Labour’s real-world experiment has proved that. The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor’s report on gangs blames colonisation, crime against gang members and the idea that society has rejected them.
Nicole McKee ACT Firearms Reforms spokesperson New Police proposals for licensed firearms owners include making them pay for the cost of Police attendance at a burglary, the Government wants licensed firearms owners to pay for the privilege of being burgled. Licensed Firearms Owners deserve the same rights as any other
Nicole McKee ACT Conservation spokesperson Conservation Minister Poto Williams signed off the Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua plan to remove 44 DOC huts from Te Urewera knowing it would be years before they were replaced. The public sentiment about the huts being removed has been clear, the community feels blindsided, and
Nicole McKee ACT Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Relentless pressure from the ACT Party on behalf of law-abiding firearms owners has led to the Government taking action on licencing delays. There are thousands of people who have been waiting up to a year for their licence to be processed, some are
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson ACT has today renewed our calls for a review of who is eligible for ankle bracelets after an 18-year-old received nine months home detention for the rapes of four teenagers. As part of our Real Change: Law and Order paper released last month, ACT announced
Nicole McKee ACT Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Minister of Police Chris Hipkins should stop thinking about extending firearms license renewals and just do it. I asked the Minister in Parliament yesterday whether the Government would extend firearms licenses due to the massive processing delays that mean licensed firearms owners are
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson Labour’s soft on crime approach has seen gangs become emboldened and more violent gun crime on our streets. Data released to ACT via written parliamentary questions shows that firearms offences committed by gang members on the National Gang List increased by 26.3 per
Nicole McKee ACT’s Justice spokesperson The Prime Minister has today confirmed the Government’s divisive and dangerous hate speech laws are still on their agenda. Hate speech laws are divisive and dangerous, turning debate into a popularity contest where the majority can silence unpopular views using the power of
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson ACT is pleased to see National is supporting ACT’s policy of non-consorting laws for gang members. Under our Gang Control Orders, Police would be able to apply to the courts for an injunction against an individual on the National Gang List to limit the
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson How are we meant to trust Poto Williams with an entire firearms register when she’s already failing to look after licensed firearm owners’ information? When questioned in Parliament, the Minister revealed she has known since 26 May that criminals obtained the private details of
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson While gangs continue to run amuck endangering everyday Kiwis all across New Zealand, the Government is focused on repealing deterrents instead of cracking down on gangs. Just last night an innocent construction worker’s home was shot up by Killer Beez in Auckland, while two
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson The Government’s firearms register won’t prevent gun crime and will cost Kiwis to create it. It was revealed this morning that an Australian software firm being investigated by the Commerce Commission has won a five-year contract to set up the register. Gun crime
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson A gang fuelled crime wave in Auckland that’s seen five drive by shootings over the weekend and a further seven at homes in South Auckland overnight shows we need urgent action on gangs. Once upon a time gangs had an unspoken rule where they
Nicole McKee ACT Firearms Law Reform spokesperson With the roar, tahr culling and duck hunting season just around the corner, the time it’s taking to get a firearms licence keeps getting longer. There are 2694 people currently waiting 12 months or more for their licence to be processed. That’
Nicole McKee ACT Justice Spokesperson ACT is calling on all other political parties to support my Member’s Bill due to be debated next year that will crack down on gangs and illegal firearms use. Gang numbers have exploded under this soft on crime Government. With more gang members comes
