Guns

What's the right age for kids to start using guns? At the the moment you have to be 16 to get a firearms licence, but younger children can still fire guns under the supervision of a licenced adult.

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Olympic and Commonwealth shooter Chloe Tipple is backing the teen who has expressed disappointment at losing her AR-15 rifle to the semi-automatic gun ban, saying kids as young as six and younger can… Video, Audio

A 13-year-old girl is accusing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of crushing her hopes and dreams with new gun laws that have forced her to hand back her prized semi-automatic rifle.

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All our MPs but one voted to change the gun laws. Opinion polls showed a majority approved and thousands of banned weapons have been peacefully surrendered. Do reported claims of widespread discontent… Audio

The police have arrested the man wanted in relation to the theft of two police-issue Glocks from a patrol car in Gore - but one of the guns is still missing.

They say the hand-guns were taken from a… Audio

The police have arrested the man wanted in relation to the theft of two police-issue Glocks from a patrol car in Gore.

Hori Gemmell was arrested late this afternoon and is in custody in Gore.

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The police are reviewing how two loaded handguns were able to be stolen from a patrol car in Gore on Wednesday night.

The man they believe is responsible remains on the loose and they say catching… Audio

The man charged with stealing nine guns from a Palmerston North police station has pleaded guilty. And it's been revealed he was planning on taking 26 guns on April the 25 but was interrupted by… Video, Audio

Nearly 400 people handed in 542 guns in the gun buyback scheme over the weekend. The total compensation amounted to just over $1 million.  Audio

Tens of thousands of firearms will be crunched by a hydraulic press after gun owners hand them in to police at collection events that begin next week. Video, Audio

A gunsmith of 50 years has joined a growing chorus of voices saying the government's buy-back scheme is an anti-democratic rip off that some gun owners will simply ignore. Rod Woods spoke to Lisa… Video, Audio

The Government gun buyback scheme started yesterday, and runs for 6 months. The scheme has been boosted to 208 million dollars and will see gun owners compensation based on the type of gun and its… Audio

Leading ammunition supplier Paul Clark is warning a "revolution" could be the only option for gun owners if the courts do not side with them over the government buy back scheme. He spoke with Lisa… Video, Audio

The government announced its compensation package today, which includes paying up to 95% of the wholesale price for weapons, but gun owners say the compensation isn't enough and will leave some of… Video, Audio

The government's gun buyback starts today and will run until mid-December. But there's a BIT disparity in how much different parties think it'll cost ... Audio

Police in Wellington have arrested 35 people and seized more than $1 million in assets, including cash, firearms and slabs of gold, as part of a major meth bust in the region. Video, Audio