AA Act 2012 bigger than pistol grips

Not disputing it, justo adding my 2c bud

What the act will do is require owners of guns that may be a cat now, to get an E cat endorsement to still legally own them. The bit that people are up in arms about, is the fact that what is classed as a pistol grip can be changed according to this amendment with relative ease. You may have an a cat thumb hole stock one day, wake up the next and you're a criminal because its changed to e cat.
Some air rifles will be affected by that, others will be affected straight away. Steyrs, hammerli ar20's, walther alutecs, maybe ev2's are amongst the high end ones, but the cheapie a like crosmans m4-177 will become an e cat due to its pistol grip and appearance.
Wait till it becomes like Australia where you need a fal to even buy air gun pellets.....

The stupid part is, any law will only affect the law abiding. If someone wants to go and shoot people I hardly think they're going to be worried about the fact they don't have the right licence, if they have one at all.

Should make it like parts of the states where it's compulsory to have a firearm, a lot less crime when the crime know everyone else has a gun as well :)

Came across this when I googled, 'arms amendment act 2012'

Seems to read that we would be subject to criminal charges if we import a gun or parts for a gun that the police think, 'looks like a real gun', unless we are 'granted' a "special reason", so that we can obtain a permit to import.

Just about all airguns look like a real gun, or can be interpreted as looking like a real gun.

How about a replacement spring for a Dianna 34 from Vortek, $US18 + $US30.95 shipping + 1yrs imprisonment for not having a permit to import.

Please read it for yourself at:


http://www.firearmslawyer.co.nz/uploads/2/1/2/8/21282302/opinion_arms_amendment_act_2012.pdf