Repeated attempts to substantially overhaul New Zealand gun laws have for decades failed for various reasons. Experts familiar with New Zealand's protracted gun law debate shared their thoughts on gun law reform with Stuff in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. Taylor said the country should also urgently allocate more resources to police for better vetting of prospective firearms owners. Former Prime Minister and constitutional lawyer Sir Geoffrey Palmer said an MSSA ban could be passed very quickly and our pivotal gun law from 1983 needed an overhaul. But on Wednesday, he said political clamouring for a rapid gun law change could be unwise.

Source: Stuff March 20, 2019 01:01 UTC