This Seems To Be a National Illness
If the billions that Australia devoted to bans and buybacks had instead been used to understand and treat mental health, including phobias, perhaps we would have something other countries would be interested in.
Firearms
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 23 – Hugh Devereux-Mack
In Episode 23 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Hugh Devereux-Mack, public spokesperson for the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners.
Gun Law Overhaul: Progress at Last, but National’s Still the Sticking Point on More Useful Reforms
All in all, these changes mark real progress in rolling back some of the knee-jerk restrictions imposed after the Christchurch tragedy. But National’s lingering attachment to overly cautious policies shows it has not fully shaken off the influence of its predecessors.
Face of the Day
Police will be stripped of looking after the Firearms Safety Authority, with a new independent agency replacing it. The controversial firearms registry remains, and eight new offences will be created.
Do Not Buy Ammunition
He recorded the sales against other people’s firearms licences without their knowledge.
ACT Stands Firm Against Flawed Firearms Registry as National Clings to Police Narrative
The registry doesn’t make New Zealanders safer – it just punishes the compliant while criminals laugh. National’s refusal to back a proper review, coupled with Mitchell’s blind faith in a discredited police narrative, betrays a coalition more interested in optics than outcomes.
Nicole McKee’s Fight Against the Failing Gun Registry: A Battle for Common Sense
McKee’s broader agenda, including her push for limited access to military-style semi-automatic firearms (MSSAs) under strict conditions, reflects her commitment to balancing public safety with the rights of responsible gun owners.
Police Firearm Accidents Outnumber Licenced Owners 5X!
The new police commissioner wants to have police routinely armed. That would be very dangerous.
Does Ginny Actually Have Any Friends?
Who would name an organisation "KOCS"? The Labour Party, of course.
Knob Oddy Gets His Licence Back... and New Threats from Police
You may remember the case of Knob Oddy, the poor family man who police decided to victimise for no reason other than he had made some mean posts on X. I spoke with him when I was at Reality Check Radio. This man, who we will call ‘Gareth’ was visited
And They Said the Gun Register Would Be Safe
Police breach the privacy of a third party in an email to the author, revealing details of the location of restricted firearms.
This Is What ACT-Supporting Gun Owners Don’t Understand
Mark Mitchell is a G-man...that is going to be hard for Nicole McKee to get around.
Goodness, Who Would’ve Thought?
Latest gun crime statistics show, unsurprisingly, that criminals are committing gun crime and not licensed firearms owners.
A Gun Lobby You Say?
Bryce Edwards, and other lefty lickspittles with an axe to grind against the Government, keep on saying that Nicole McKee is in the thrall of the gun lobby. The only problem for them is that there isn’t such a thing.
Why the Gun Register Will Fail – Part Two
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
The Gun Register Is Going to Fail
This story from last weekend will show you precisely how the gun register will fail. It’s an eye opener into what is in effect a clown show.