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| Thread ID: 139454 | 2015-05-04 23:21:00 | Yet an other shooting in America. They do it all the time. | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 1400009 | 2015-05-06 21:25:00 | Yeah but it is a right for any New Zealander to own a gun as well.And even a trebuchet (www.dansdata.com). | Greg (193) | ||
| 1400010 | 2015-05-06 21:43:00 | And even a trebuchet (www.dansdata.com). Yes I am intending to build one of those, I have been drawing my own up in CAD and simplifying the making of one, just need the spare funds now. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1400011 | 2015-05-06 22:42:00 | Yeah but it is a right for any New Zealander to own a gun as well. But the strict NZ gun laws make it more difficult to own a gun. Besides, New Zealanders do not feel that they need to have a gun for self defence as the Americans do. Gun ownership is not common as it is in America, thank goodness. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1400012 | 2015-05-06 22:58:00 | The fact is, if a baddy wants a gun he can get one. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1400013 | 2015-05-06 23:03:00 | Yes I am intending to build one of those, I have been drawing my own up in CAD and simplifying the making of oneAh how magic! Please keep us informed of your progress :thumbs: | Greg (193) | ||
| 1400014 | 2015-05-06 23:08:00 | But the strict NZ gun laws make it more difficult to own a gun. Besides, New Zealanders do not feel that they need to have a gun for self defence as the Americans do. Gun ownership is not common as it is in America, thank goodness. en.wikipedia.org Its still quite high in NZ (I think), at 22% . Thats 1 gun per 5 people. Perhaps it the no of guns owned by owners that squews that % ? And our gun laws arnt what they should be. You should be allowed to own air rifles without a lic . I had one as a kid, & like most kids with air rifles, we did stupid things with them. Cities & suburbs are no place for air rifle ownership , as air rifle owners arnt going to go to a gun range to shoot them. They shoot up their back yard ,& fire them into the neighbors section, as my neighbors kid did , putting holes in my house. There is no need for assault type guns. if you want one, you should have to proove why you need that sort of gun. Gun collectors need to be reigned in. There should be a limit on how many guns 1 person can own. And if you are a collector, you still shouldn't be allowed to own a pistol etc, or at least have them made permanently unfireable (as they get stolen & end up with crims) . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1400015 | 2015-05-06 23:41:00 | But the strict NZ gun laws make it more difficult to own a gun. Besides, New Zealanders do not feel that they need to have a gun for self defence as the Americans do. Gun ownership is not common as it is in America, thank goodness. And you don't have the right to own canons, anti tank weapons, automatic assault rifles etc. Just why does the average American need to own that sort of stuff? |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1400016 | 2015-05-07 01:27:00 | I disagree with 1101's comment about not licensing air or gas powered guns - they can be lethal or at least harmful in some circumstances. The most deadly weapon I ever owned was a laser which my brother built. When powered by a 12v car battery the light was so intense that you couldn't hold your hand to it for just several seconds without feeling pain from the heat. But man it was fun with a capital F! Oh, and another "weapon" we had as kids were old style curtain rods - they were about 7mm hollow tubes, about 1.5m long. We gunged them up on one end with dried clay, and formed dried clay pellets as ammunition, and used approx 30mm long firecrackers (similar to the double happy's we used to be able to buy here). It was a kinda blunderbuss (en.wikipedia.org), being muzzle loaded. We used it against the prolific wasps and hornets around the outside of the house, and infrequently against each other. :lol: |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1400017 | 2015-05-07 04:33:00 | Yeah but it is a right for any New Zealander to own a gun as well. Which reminds me, I'm in for a "grilling" this year for a licence renewal and I don't think I will get it this time. My Grandfather bought the gun back in 1909 and it's come down through the generations, so it looks as though it will get passed down to my son. Stupid thing is the gun is not licenced or recorded anywhere and it's merely handed down, no questions asked. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1400018 | 2015-05-07 08:39:00 | But the strict NZ gun laws make it more difficult to own a gun. Besides, New Zealanders do not feel that they need to have a gun for self defence as the Americans do. Gun ownership is not common as it is in America, thank goodness. We have the highest rifle ownership per population in the world, only beaten by the Finns. Although admittedly as there is no rifle serial number data base its guess work. Most of the people I know usually have a minimum 3 a shottie, .22 and high calibre gun. Several of my friends have walk in gun rooms, one in particular is obsessed with owning every variant of the 303s. Its a buggerance getting gun license t renewed but its a lot less hassle than keeping a PPL current. The main thing is stop fruit loops from owning them. |
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