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This is sick. Also, New Zealand has pretty strong gun control laws. Just saying that, no matter how strict a government is on guns, some people are still going to obtain them.
This requires a bit of clarification as well.
We do not have gun control laws. What we do have is strong gun registration laws.
In new zealand you can own any type of gun you like. One new zealander legally own a german ww2 tank.
In new zealand the gun philosophy is not control the gun but instead control the gun owner.
You have to register all your guns. What in america are only tips about gun safety is law in new zealand.
There is control on when, where and how you can fire a gun.
There is no problem obtaining a gun in new zealand
55,000 guns imported each year - NZ Herald
More than 500,000 firearms, worth $242 million, have been legally imported into New Zealand over the past decade, newly obtained figures have revealed.
Around 55,000 new firearms - including high-powered hunting rifles, shotguns, pistols, semi-automatic weapons, and restricted airguns - come into the country every year,
Police said they believe there are around 1.5 million guns in New Zealand. There are around 230,000 licensed firearms owners.
We have a lot of firearms. New Zealand has one of the highest rates [of gun ownership] per capita in the world and we're good with it - it's not doing any harm," said Mr Tipple.
The police national manager for response and operations, Superintendent Chris Scahill, said firearms-related offending remains "consistently very low" - accounting for an average of 1.3 per cent of all violent offending over the past five years.
"New Zealand has a robust firearms control regime, which has been in place for about 30 years and is supported by international experience and best practice," he said.
"The regime is focused on ensuring those who use firearms are fit and proper people to do so."