Photo: RNZ / Ana ToveyThis year's gun buyback and amnesty cost more to run than was paid out to firearms owners. Just over $2.4m was paid out to gun owners who handed in their firearms as part of the buyback, while the total cost of the scheme was $6.2m. It is the second time the police have run a firearms buyback and amnesty since changes to gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. She said they were "all important elements of a firearms buyback". The Firearms Prohibition Order Bill is expected to be introduced to the House before the end of the year.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 09, 2021 17:37 UTC