Gun Control NZ Expresses Grave Concerns About Coalition Government Commitments On FirearmsDavid Seymour’s admission on Sunday’s episode of Q&A that ACT wants to bring back semi-automatic guns demonstrates the party cannot be trusted with firearms policy, say Gun Control NZ co-founders Philippa Yasbek and Nik Green. “This is the type of weapon that was used by the Christchurch terrorist and which Parliament overwhelmingly banned in 2019. “The ACT Party’s ‘consultation’ document on firearms policy, released in the run-up to the election, made no such proposal, nor did the ACT MP’s Member’s Bill from the last Parliament. “This is what happens when you put the gun lobby in charge of firearms policy. ACT MP Nicole McKee was a leader of COLFO, an organisation that used to brag about its connections with the American National Rifle Association.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 26, 2023 21:33 UTC