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The Government looks set to forge ahead with its gun reforms after a last-minute agreement was forged between Labour and NZ First.
This will include establishing an independent entity to take over firearms licensing and administration.
Progress on the bill, which includes a firearms registry, harsher penalties, and a warning system to show if a licence holder is a fit and proper person, was mired in delay after NZ First signalled it had issues with it earlier this year.
It is understood the parties have now found common ground on most issues that had delayed the progress of Arms Legislation Bill, the second tranche of gun law changes proposed following the March 15 terror attack last year.
Before the Covid crisis hit, Labour was struggling to get support to pass the Bill as they grappled with NZ First’s suggested changes.
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