How embarrassing for the Police and also for Jacinda Ardern when, after defending the proposed gun register in Parliament on Tuesday, Police have admitted that they left firearms licence holder information in their former Auckland Headquarters and that this has subsequently been stolen. Firearms licensing information was among stolen property
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
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The revelation that documents stolen from an abandoned Auckland police station contained the names and addresses of licensed firearm owners has outraged gun owners. Said Chaz Forsyth, President of the Sporting Shooters Association, “The fact that these documents have lain in an empty
It is time for Poto Williams to be removed as Police Minister, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Poto Williams may have skills better suited to other portfolios, but it is clear she is not equipped to be Police Minister, especially at a time when gang activity and violent crime are
Jacinda Ardern has shown just how out of touch she is with the voting public by telling off the victims of increased crime resulting from Labour’s soft on crime policies. She has even lectured them about how they shouldn’t be thinking of arming themselves to protect themselves from
Jacinda Ardern: “I’m never ever going to say that there is a situation where the right response is for someone to arm themselves” pic.twitter.com/FghpuVSELu — Mediaspot (@mediaspotnz) June 6, 2022 Says the person protected by armed men. Says the person who says she is sending “lethal aid”
Sensible Sentencing Trust The Sensible Sentencing Trust has launched a petition to demand the government bring in legislation to ban the existence of criminal gangs in New Zealand. “There is only one question that needs to be asked – do we as a society want to accept the violence, intimidation, and
This week the Labour Party gloated about their ‘amazing’ leader doing wonderful things overseas on our behalf. As you may know, our amazing PM has wrapped up a landmark White House meeting with President Biden, capping her hugely successful first trip to the US since COVID. I’m emailing just
As gang crime escalates and the gang war in Auckland sees almost a shooting a day, we can wonder no more as to why this is happening. It is Labour’s soft on crime law and order policies which have seen the number of hardened gang members in prison drop
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
The more we learn about the two recent mass shootings that have grabbed so much attention in America, the more awkward questions are raised. For instance, why did no-one sound the alarm about a teenager who was posting online pictures of themselves butchering a cat, and asking family members to
A few days ago, I asked, Did Cops Stand By at Uvalde? At the time, information was limited, but it was already apparent from bystander video that police milled around at a safe distance from the school while the gunman murdered dozens of children at his leisure. In the days
Five years after calling for greater powers to seize guns, Police are being hamstrung in their efforts to combat gangs because of Labour’s inaction, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police Minister Poto Williams needs to front up and say when Firearm Prohibition Orders will be in place.
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Speaking on the AM show yesterday morning Police Commissioner Andrew Coster once again made the assertion that criminal gang members obtain their guns from licensed firearm owners through burglary or diversion. He failed to mention firearms smuggled into New Zealand
I think we’re watching Andrew Coster slowly abandon his woke policing style. He revealed this morning that he’s now reviewing the police pursuit policy. Because these kids are ram-raiding then running away from the cops and the cops aren’t allowed to chase them. […] I think the turning
Peter Squires University of Brighton Peter Squires began working at the University of Brighton in 1986. He graduated in Sociology & Social Policy from the University of Bristol and his PhD. titled, Studies in the Criminalisation of Poverty, was completed there in 1985. In the wake of the most recent
