Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 10:34 am Press Release: ACT New Zealand
“A privacy breach of dozens of people applying for
firearms licences shows exactly why a firearms register is a
terrible idea and why ACT has opposed it from the start,”
says ACT’s Fair Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole
McKee.
“A gun register, if leaked, will become a
steal-to-order list for gangs and criminals.
“The
Government must abandon its attempt to register every
firearm in the country. Centralising this information within
an agency which has shown time and again that it cannot be
trusted to manage it, cannot be allowed to
proceed.
“Firearms licencing delays are out of
control with more a thousand people waiting 12 months of
longer to get their licences approved.
“The
Government promised last term to introduce an Independent
Firearms Authority but this hasn’t happened. This should
now be a priority for Government.
“It’s clear the
Police are just not up to the task. If privacy breaches keep
happening then New Zealanders will be less
safe.”
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