Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign We’ve just posted on our website answers from our lawyers at Franks Ogilvie to questions people have asked about prohibited ammo. For example, some want to know if they can hold off handing it in until the COLFO court case rules on
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign There’s been some developments on a number of fronts over the last seven days. The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has a four-month extension so it now won’t be reporting back until the end of April 2020. It
A look at the mail order form for the Christchurch shooter and what it means in terms of Police failings that allowed the attacks to occur. State of NZ This video is well worth watching and sharing as it points out that the New Zealand public is not at fault
Thanks to today’s face of the day the Police managed to “lose” two Glock pistols and a police car along with the ammunition for the pistols. These are the same police who love to tell law-abiding firearms licence holders that they are the best people to manage a
It seems that there will be a new bill debated, possibly even before Christmas, that will see some changes to the law in relation to FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) proposed and argued. Cross party support has been gained for this issue with the bill being sponsored by Priyanca Radhakrishnan from
The overreach of this Government when it comes to the proposed firearm legislation is really quite disturbing. How can it possibly be justified to even suggest that possession of a single round of ammunition, without even any means of firing said round, be worse than assaulting a child? Our minority
The wheels of justice grind, as ever, with tortuous patience. Cardinal George Pell, convicted for historical child sex offences, has been granted leave to appeal to the High Court, Australia’s highest court and ultimate court of appeal – next year. The stakes in this challenge could not be higher: if
Catherine Abou-Nemeh Victoria University of Wellington Earlier this week New Zealand’s parliamentarians voted on the third reading of the End of Life Choice Bill. Much public discussion on the merits of euthanasia has centred around the role of the medical practitioner as healer. Some doctors and conscientious objectors
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government must delay the progress of the Arms Legislation Bill to account for a four-month extension to the Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attacks”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Royal Commission will now report back to the Government in April 2020, while
Press Release: NZ Government Hon Stuart Nash Minister of Police Controls on assault rifles and semi-automatic firearms are to be broadened to include some types of pistols, under changes to a bill currently making its way through Parliament. Police Minister Stuart Nash has tabled a Supplementary Order Paper to
The legacy of euthanasia campaigner Lecretia Seales reverberated through Parliament on November 13, 2019 as MPs passed a historic bill legalising assisted dying, turning the final decision over to the public via a referendum. MPs voted through David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill 69 votes to 51, ending
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The current changes to the gun laws are bad enough but now Stuart Nash has moved to give the Police even MORE Power with even tougher gun laws. He’s gone mad with power and has become a menace. The changes are being sold to the public as being about
About a year ago, I was driving my ute toward home along the long 100km/h rural road that I live on when I came upon a strangely parked school bus on my side of the road. Now I am pretty careful with school buses as I have attended more
