Trespassing Shooters
Sir, —The law relating to the use of firearms on a public road applies equally in city and country. It is true that the Crimes Act 1961 provides that a householder may protect his property against intruders and may use such force as is necessary to prevent intrusion, but Section 62 of the Crimes Act 1961 reads: “Everyone authorised by law to use force is criminally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and the quality of the act that constitutes the excess.” The use of firearms can rarely be justified.—Yours, etc., C. L. SCANLAN, Superintendent of Police, Christchurch. April 6, 1967. Sir,—Our keen hunters would undoubtedly outnumber the farmers who are the crux of all the trouble now experienced. There is quite a lot to be ironed out Does anyone pay tax on a deer cheque? If all cheques had the tax payable taken off it would put everyone on the same footing, and I suggest this should be done immediately before the gaols are full of trespassing shooters. — HAD ENOUGH. April 7, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31340, 10 April 1967, Page 12
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