The Government's firearms prohibition order (FPO) proposal is being met with both approval and alarm bells. That could stop those people from living at or visiting a property where firearms are kept, or being in a vehicle with firearms. "The one that really jumps out, for example, is warrantless search powers, so we are giving police extra powers without them being governed by our usual search and surveillance or search and seizure laws. He said the Government had sat on its hands for two years since it voted down a National Party member's bill that would have introduced Firearms Prohibition Orders. "The Firearms Prohibition Orders are intended to be a discretionary thing, that the police commissioner can use to ensure that firearms are kept out of the hands of the most dangerous people.

Source: Stuff November 11, 2019 20:58 UTC