To own a gun in New Zealand is absolutely a privilege and not a right," she said. ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF Zaid Mustafa spoke to media at Christchurch Hospital following last Friday's shooting at the Al Noor Mosque. She said her organisation had not been given any advice on potential changes to the gun legislation. As police minister, Collins was able to introduce just two minor gun law reforms. The NRA is widely viewed as America's most feared lobby group, with the political power to shape policy simply by publishing pre-election rankings of candidate's stance on gun policy.

Source: Stuff March 22, 2019 00:02 UTC