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Call for ban on rifles that can easily be converted into handguns
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Gun control advocates in New Zealand are calling for the government to restrict or block the import and ownership of a type of rifle that can easily be cut down to serve as a handgun. Police have reported that at least 163 of the 782 Alfa carbines and Alfa hunters brought into the country from 2019-2021 have been passed on to criminals. Handguns have not been a major feature of gun crime in New Zealand, but the Alfa weapons pose a risk due to their ability to be easily modified and concealed. Gun control advocates argue that tighter restrictions or a prohibition on these weapons is necessary to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. However, some argue that further restrictions are unnecessary and that the focus should be on enforcing existing laws and cracking down on criminals.
#GunControl #FirearmsRegulation #Handguns #Rifle #NewZealand
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/08/call-for-ban-on-rifles-that-can-easily-be-converted-into-handguns/
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Gun control advocates in New Zealand are calling for the government to restrict or block the import and ownership of a type of rifle that can easily be cut down to serve as a handgun. Police have reported that at least 163 of the 782 Alfa carbines and Alfa hunters brought into the country from 2019-2021 have been passed on to criminals. Handguns have not been a major feature of gun crime in New Zealand, but the Alfa weapons pose a risk due to their ability to be easily modified and concealed. Gun control advocates argue that tighter restrictions or a prohibition on these weapons is necessary to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. However, some argue that further restrictions are unnecessary and that the focus should be on enforcing existing laws and cracking down on criminals.
#GunControl #FirearmsRegulation #Handguns #Rifle #NewZealand
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/08/call-for-ban-on-rifles-that-can-easily-be-converted-into-handguns/