I have stayed away from the news, too many people talking about things they know nothing about.
Last night I saw a discussion among journalists on social media. The topic was panic buying of semi automatics. There was no doubt in their mind that this was happening once the suggestion was made. Never mind that you need a special endorsement to buy a military style semi automatic. The endorsement requires interviews with about five different people, and the chances of getting the endorsement between the PMs announcement suggesting a law change Friday and last night was absolutely zero. Exactly where all those guns were being purchased on a Sunday wasn't made clear either.
Sure something like that was alleged to have happened in Florida after the nightclub shooting there, but NZ is not Florida.
Oh, and on the buy back option. Following the buy back exercise in Australia somebody bought some surplus computers from the police. The drives had not been properly cleared and it was apparent that there were instances of multiple surrenders of the same firearm. Say I take my old shitter in to the station and Constable Bob gives me the money. I then go to the back door, he gives me the gun back and I give him half the money. We arrange to meet next Friday. Nice little earner. Then again NZ isn't Oz either.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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