Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms
Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms
Of nearly 900 firearms offences committed over six months, only 18 were carried out by people with an active gun licence.
A member of the Indian Business Association, who did not want to be named, told RNZ about an incident at his Auckland petrol station, in which he tried to stop a customer driving away without paying.
He had opened the passenger side door and was confronted with a gun, he said.
"He just pointed the gun toward me, and that was a shotgun," he said.
"He said 'f*** off', so I immediately hands up, and just left the car, let him go."
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And the current government wants to ease gun restrictions. What a joke of a government
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When’s your next election, 2 years?
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Tragically, yes...
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Data provided to RNZ through the Official Information Act shows there were 879 firearms offences committed across Auckland in the first six months of this year, up 28 from the same time in 2023.
That feels like a lot. My entire state of Australia is at ~2,000 and we have 3 times the population.
You okay there NZ?
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gun control never works it is better to let the people be armed to resist tyranny.