Firearm owners will have to register their guns amid the largest changes to gun laws in decades. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced details of the firearm law overhaul on Monday, saying it would come with a message ingrained in law: firearm ownership is a privilege and not a right. ROSA WOODS/STUFF Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced a second tranche of firearm law reform. Social media will be among the sources of information that police can inspect for flags that someone should not have a licence firearms licence. Police Minister Stuart Nash said an online firearm register would be rolled out over five years.

Source: Stuff July 22, 2019 04:08 UTC