Posted on 03/23/2019 10:51:50 AM PDT by farming pharmer
Full title: New Zealand's Gun Owners Have So Far Voluntarily Surrendered 37 Firearms — Of An Estimated 1.2 Million
Following reports that a flood of New Zealand gun owners have been voluntarily surrending their firearms in the wake of last Friday's Christchurch mosque attack that left 50 dead, the numbers are in on how many Kiwis actually handed over their weapons.
Out of an estimated 1.2 million registered guns, New Zealand police report that as of Tuesday night, 37 firearms have been surrendered nationwide, according to BuzzFeed.
No accounting was provided of how many people owned those guns, the types of firearms, or where they were surrendered.
The reports of citizens disarming themselves came after a Monday announcement by Prime minister Jacinda Ardern that several "in principle decisions" on gun control have been made by Cabinet ministers, while praising residents who have surrendered their guns to police.
So far, we know of four people who have; Green Party member John Hart and longtime gun owner "@SirWB" - who each turned in a rifle, a grandmother who goes by the Twitter handle "@FeyHag" who said she requested for her family's guns to be handed in for destruction, and former New Zealand Army soldier Pete Breidahl - who said he warned local police of extremists at a local rifle club where he said he suspected the shooter was a member.
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You can bet the Muslims won’t be “surrendering” their guns.
37? A single gun owner in Arizona could do that.
As another Freeper said, the Shire is surrendering to Mordor.
Given that the next Parliament might have a conservative majority that reverses Labour’s policies, that’s not entirely surprising. The one thing that will energize the anti-Labour vote is the murder of a gun owner during the gun seizure process, so Labour will likely tread lightly.
With their wording, it’s 37 weapons (not people), so you could be talking about just 12 guys with two, three or four weapons each that met the qualifications. It’s written badly because they listed only certain types of weapons in this banning effort, not all 1.2 million.
rellimpank’s rule:
—don’t believe anything the media or government says about islam, firearms or explosives—
Seems valid world wide...
The Weapons are Registered. The Authorities will get them one way or another.
Those NZ Gunowners who thought Registering their Firearms to placate their Government will be reaping what they sowed.
I’m old enough to remember the bumper sticker “First Registration, then Confiscation”.
I’m also old enough to remember “The Only Good Commie is a Dead Commie”.
As true today as it was in the 1950’s.
37
Come on guys, like Jeff Chandler said, a single gun owner in many states could do that.
Heck some FReepers I talk to could donate that many to a gun club and still have 50 :)
When it gets to thousands let’s talk.
1.2 million guns. 37 returned. On what scale is that a success?
We have enough real reasons to be annoyed or upset.
This FAILED endeavor isn’t one of them.
No kidding.
37? A single gun owner in Arizona could do that.
Hell I’ve got seven and I don’t even own a gun!
I remember people turning in guns after Bobby Kennedy was murdered by a Palestinian immigrant. 1968 was NOT a good year to disarm yourself.
6.5 BILLION DOLLARS spent on the 2016 federal elections.
100 THOUSAND DOLLARS spent on Facebook ads by Russia.
37 guns for the whole country? You’d net about that many guns from most average cul-de-sacs in America, if you broke down the doors and seized them by force.
Looks to me like most Kiwis are ignoring the order to turn in their guns. Good for them.
Maybe they aren’t cowering sheep after All?
37? That’s like 1 gun for every minute it took the cops to get to the shooting.
Which it did (by proxy via Saruman), until the well-armed and trained Hobbits returned from Gondor.
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