Escalating gun violence threatens to claim the lives of innocent people caught in the cross hairs of armed criminals, warns the police association. "The big concern for me is police are fair game as well and it's only a matter of time that the public are as well." "The recent double shooting in Christchurch involving gang members is yet another sad example of firearm violence in New Zealand, which should not be tolerated," Brown said. "We cannot wait until an innocent member of the public gets caught in the crossfire. It comes as police investigate a number of episodes of gun violence across the country in recent days.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 05, 2021 00:46 UTC