Photo: NZMEThe police have seized more than 500 firearms during law enforcement incidents since the March 15 terror attack in Christchurch. This is on top of the 500 guns that have been handed back to police since the Government declared an amnesty a week after the attack. A further 4128 unlawful firearms have been declared for surrender via the online form but are being stored by firearms owners in the interim. So far, almost 525 unlawful firearms have been handed to police. Police Minister Stuart Nash said that 500 firearms had been seized during law enforcement incidents, including police responding to family harm callouts and finding firearms in the home.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 02, 2019 07:18 UTC