The firearm thread

**pritch** · 18th September 2019, 14:15

Originally Posted by scumdog

Ohh yes indeedy, it's a right flustercluck.

Now getting people who have already surrendered their 'forbidden' guns weeks getting reminders that as an E category licence holder they have to hand their E category firearms in -that certainly smacks of disorganisation and total lack of awareness of the number of outstanding 'forbidden' weapons.

It's not exactly evidence of a clusterfuck but...

I received an email from the Police, basically it was reminding me that I can no longer have prohibited firearms on my C licence.

Subsequently I had a phonecall asking if I had received the email and asking a similar question. I replied that I currently have no prohibited firearms.

Thing is I'd have thought she could have looked up my licence details in the computer. That should have informed her that while I do have a C licence, and have had for decades, I've never actually had anything on it.

**TheDemonLord** · 18th September 2019, 14:30

Originally Posted by pritch

It's not exactly evidence of a clusterfuck but...

I received an email from the Police, basically it was reminding me that I can no longer have prohibited firearms on my C licence.

Subsequently I had a phonecall asking if I had received the email and asking a similar question. I replied that I currently have no prohibited firearms.

Thing is I'd have thought she could have looked up my licence details in the computer. That should have informed her that while I do have a C licence, and have had for decades, I've never actually had anything on it.

But a Register will fix that...

**jasonu** · 18th September 2019, 14:36

Originally Posted by pritch

It's not exactly evidence of a clusterfuck but...

I received an email from the Police, basically it was reminding me that I can no longer have prohibited firearms on my C licence.

Subsequently I had a phonecall asking if I had received the email and asking a similar question. I replied that I currently have no prohibited firearms.

Thing is I'd have thought she could have looked up my licence details in the computer. That should have informed her that while I do have a C licence, and have had for decades, I've never actually had anything on it.

They would do better spending their time chasing up gang weapons.

**Swoop** · 18th September 2019, 15:12

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

But a Register will fix that...

Tui advert, right there!

**husaberg** · 18th September 2019, 19:31

Originally Posted by pritch

It's not exactly evidence of a clusterfuck but...

I received an email from the Police, basically it was reminding me that I can no longer have prohibited firearms on my C licence.

Subsequently I had a phonecall asking if I had received the email and asking a similar question. I replied that I currently have no prohibited firearms.

Thing is I'd have thought she could have looked up my licence details in the computer. That should have informed her that while I do have a C licence, and have had for decades, I've never actually had anything on it.

So are you saying they shouldn't contact firearms licence holders to confirm details.
It also removes the possibility that they could later claim not to know firearms law etc.

**scumdog** · 18th September 2019, 20:33

Originally Posted by husaberg

So are you saying they shouldn't contact firearms licence holders to confirm details.
It also removes the possibility that they could later claim not to know firearms law etc.

But they don't want you to contact THEM to confirm you actually got the message?

So far all I've got one generic paper letter and one e-mail to remind me of what guns are prohibited...

**husaberg** · 18th September 2019, 20:49

Originally Posted by scumdog

But they don't want you to contact THEM to confirm you actually got the message?

So far all I've got one generic paper letter and one e-mail to remind me of what guns are prohibited...

But they clearly have contacted Pritch, Have you considered they might not have got around to you yet.
TBH its Odd that they have to go through all this to get an honest law abiding NZ firearm owner to comply with the law

but the firearm lobby does always say its the firearm owners fault rather than the firearm.

**Danger Mouse** · 18th September 2019, 20:57

Originally Posted by pritch

It's not exactly evidence of a clusterfuck but...

I received an email from the Police, basically it was reminding me that I can no longer have prohibited firearms on my C licence.

Subsequently I had a phonecall asking if I had received the email and asking a similar question. I replied that I currently have no prohibited firearms.

Thing is I'd have thought she could have looked up my licence details in the computer. That should have informed her that while I do have a C licence, and have had for decades, I've never actually had anything on it.

Yep, given that c cat and e cat are already registered, they should know the answer. They should also know what you have handed in.

Not a great demonstration that their cries for full registration will be anything other than useless.

**Danger Mouse** · 18th September 2019, 21:01

Originally Posted by jasonu

Cue multiple posts with 10 or more cut and pastes that could have come from anywhere.....

Please don't encourage him.

Oh dont worry he's being a vindictive child and red repping his way down my post list.

Sad that he has nothing better do do.

**pritch** · 19th September 2019, 12:37

Originally Posted by husaberg

So are you saying they shouldn't contact firearms licence holders to confirm details.
It also removes the possibility that they could later claim not to know firearms law etc.

They could simply check my licence. They visit my house every couple of years or so and I haven't bought anything in years so they know exactly what I've got. Or should.

**jasonu** · 19th September 2019, 12:47

Originally Posted by pritch

They could simply check my licence. They visit my house every couple of years or so and I haven't bought anything in years so they know exactly what I've got. Or should.

and bugging you about what they already should know does exactly nothing to make anyone any safer.

**Danger Mouse** · 20th September 2019, 21:17

Originally Posted by Danger Mouse

Oh dont worry he's being a vindictive child and red repping his way down my post list.

Sad that he has nothing better do do.

Aaaaand the douche bag is still going it. Hahaha. Time to get life and get away from your screen husaberg

**Swoop** · 22nd September 2019, 20:39

Interesting to note that originally there were FOUR options presented by the police, to the Liarbour government. They favoured E-cat remaining, as it was a regulated and registered process - and the owners were well vetted citizens.
Numpy Nash instigated the current clusterfuck.

**TheDemonLord** · 23rd September 2019, 08:57

Originally Posted by Swoop

Interesting to note that originally there were FOUR options presented by the police, to the Liarbour government. They favoured E-cat remaining, as it was a regulated and registered process - and the owners were well vetted citizens.
Numpy Nash instigated the current clusterfuck.

Sauce?

As that would restore a small modicum of respect for the Police.

Not much, but some.