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Originally Posted by freebeard
I invite you to visit Permalink #20 to understand my confusion.
Ecky -- Back on topic, how is NZ on standard-capacity magazines? |
Couldn't tell you. New Zealand gun laws are more relaxed than Australia's, and people have them, but mostly it's farmers who have them for shooting pests. Australia is the big gun-free zone.
A quick search reveals that if I wanted one, I'd need a license. They'd do a background check and make sure I have a safe storage facility, and then if I wanted a semi-automatic, it would be limited to a 10 round magazine.
However, I've seen no need for a gun. The police don't carry, for instance, and outside of West Auckland, I feel a young woman could probably walk just about anywhere at night alone and have good reason to feel safe.
There are no bears, no wolves. The country allows a very small deer population because hunters like them, but they're imported and I've never seen one. No wild predators - the worst you're likely to ever see is a goat jumping a fence to eat your vegetable garden. There's simply nothing that needs shooting.