Photo: RNZThe Government is to introduce firearms prohibition orders preventing certain people from accessing, being around, or using firearms, in a bid to combat gang crime. Offences that will lead to a firearms prohibition order (FPO) include participating in an organised crime group or gang, and serious firearms or violence offences. They will ensure that a person subject to an order cannot use a firearm under the supervision of a licensed firearm owner. Breaching the conditions of a prohibition order will be a criminal offence. "This new organised crime power will help prevent those involved in organised crime from benefiting from crime and remove the primary reason for organised crime to exist - the profits they can make from vulnerable New Zealanders."

Source: Otago Daily Times May 10, 2021 21:45 UTC