Special amnesty on arms
PA Wellington The police have introduced an arms amnesty as part of the Project Foresight licensing campaign. During the special amnesty, rifles and shotguns can be sold to firearm licensed holders or dealers without penalty. Pistols and war souvenirs can be sold to a dealer or handed to the police. “The special amnesty recognises that people have a right to sell their firearms, whether registered or not, rather than just surrendering them to the police as in past amnesties,” said a police spokesman. Rifles, pistols, and war souvenirs were often “inherited” when the original owner died or moved, he said.
About 350,000 New Zealanders own firearms, according to Project Foresight estimates. The police plan to issue licences to all of them between June 1 and January 31, next year. Under the old Arms Act, firearms were registered rather than owners being licensed.
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