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Right to bear arms in New Zealand? Concerns grow over firearms ‘decriminalisation’ and last-minute fix
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Right to bear arms in New Zealand? Concerns grow over firearms ‘decriminalisation’ and last-minute fix

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee rejects claims that her firearms reforms would create a United States-style right to bear arms in New Zealand.
  • Police have pushed for changes to the proposal, warning that it could decriminalise some behaviour.

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has rejected suggestions that her proposed firearms law reforms would move New Zealand towards a United States-style “right to bear arms.”

The reforms have drawn concern from police, who have pressed for changes to the proposal. Critics say the legislation could decriminalise some behaviour, prompting a last-minute effort to revise it.

right to bear arms

— Nicole McKeeThe associate justice minister rejected claims that her firearms reforms would introduce a US-style constitutional gun right in New Zealand.
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