New airgun import laws?

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   Yeah it seems that politicians making decisions don't take the time to educate themselves and make decisions based on how scary something looks rather than how dangerous it could be. An example of this would be that getting an air rifle with a pistol grip or a pcp or something like that can be very difficult if not impossible without a middleman like a dealer. However I could go into hunting and fishing and buy a compound bow and some hunting broadheads without any permits or knowledge how to use the equipment. I don't want to bash on the government because I do believe they have a tough job but I wish that they would lighten up a bit and realise that the only ones they are hurting are the people following the rules. Firearm and airgun owners here are a minority and its only natural the lawmakers will listen to the much larger group that's terrified of anything that shoots after events like March 15. Just unfortunate that they don't seem ready to educate themselves on the matter

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Jaydinah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 19 Feb 2020 Location: Canterbury Status: Offline Posts: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jaydinah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Feb 2020 at 12:13pm
	Yeah it seems that politicians making decisions don't take the time to educate themselves and make decisions based on how scary something looks rather than how dangerous it could be. An example of this would be that getting an air rifle with a pistol grip or a pcp or something like that can be very difficult if not impossible without a middleman like a dealer. However I could go into hunting and fishing and buy a compound bow and some hunting broadheads without any permits or knowledge how to use the equipment. I don't want to bash on the government because I do believe they have a tough job but I wish that they would lighten up a bit and realise that the only ones they are hurting are the people following the rules. Firearm and airgun owners here are a minority and its only natural the lawmakers will listen to the much larger group that's terrified of anything that shoots after events like March 15. Just unfortunate that they don't seem ready to educate themselves on the matter

dvlnme Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2017 Location: taranaki Status: Offline Posts: 519	Post Options Post Reply Quote dvlnme Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 2020 at 9:22am
	the shooting sports and owning firearms and airguns are under a very real threat y in this country,there is definatly a polititical agenda behind these new gun laws and we have a police force now very willingly behind the government for their own undisclosed reasons,its deluding ourselves if we think it stop with this latest new serres of draconian gun laws,it will only get worse as history proves that once a government starts down this path they will continue to walk that path,they will continue to use the lie these laws are required for public saftey,when there is never any proof it makes the public any safer from idiots and criminals using guns for crime,there is no evidence an armed police force makes the public any safer from idiots and criminals with guns,so be prepared for more evan tougher and meaningless gun laws and airguns you can be sure are next on their list for same treatment,will this make the country or the public any safer,i seriously doubt that that it will,laws only affect the law abiding,idiots and criminals by their very nature dont obey the law,that is why we call them idiots and criminals eh!!!polititions never seem to grasp the fact that they cannot legistate idiots and criminals out of existance,yet continually try to doso,this is the defination of stupid,when you do the same dumb thing over and over again and get the same dumb results that is the definition of stupidity,which therefore defines the the quality of the polititions we have in this country today eh!! cheers mike

Parallax Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 Jan 2018 Location: Hamilton Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Parallax Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 2020 at 10:58pm
	I applied for an import permit for an Evanix Air Max - which is an semi auto bullpup PCP. I had a nice chat with the lady from the FA-dep. which was in charge and so far I just missed to add the 'export country' on the application. I told her that I had not made a final decision where to buy it, as it makes no sense to annoy the dealers to tell them later that the application failed.... She understood and I told her that I will see where I can get it and let her know asap. Unfortunately there is NO shop willing to export to NZ, not even our friends in Aussie, seems they are all afraid of the work involved to get it out of where ever and into NZ. So finally I told the lady that its not possible to import it as no one want's to export it -so its not necessary to proceed with the application. If I would have found an exporter, I would have been able to get a semi auto bullpup pcp. Just apply for what ever you like, they can not do much more than say no. good luck

dvlnme Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2017 Location: taranaki Status: Offline Posts: 519	Post Options Post Reply Quote dvlnme Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 2020 at 9:06am
	as i said in previous post a lot seems to come down to the individual officer you are dealing with,there seems be no consistant policy on import applications from my experience its a bit of a lottery,you never know if you guna win til you try.hopefully when things settle down,things will improve and police import policy on private imports becomes more consistant and set standard rules come in,seems be bit up in the air at present with much being left to individual officers opinions.i dont think they have any particualer set rules yet.dealers having simialler issuses too. cheers mike