Firearms reform - update
The Ministry of Justice wants to thank the thousands of people who made submissions on the rewrite of the Arms Act 1983 before the process closed at midnight on 28 February.
General Manager, Civil and Constitutional Policy, Kathy Brightwell, says the Ministry received thousands of submissions, many of them in the last week of the consultation period.
“We’re now in the process of collating and analysing the submissions. We want to thank everyone who took the opportunity to share how they consider firearms should be regulated, and their views on how the rewrite of the Act can simplify regulatory requirements, improve compliance, and provide greater protection of public safety.”
Kathy says the firearms reform page on the Ministry’s website will continue to be updated as reform work proceeds.
The Ministry is also preparing advice on policy options for the Associate Minister of Justice, Hon Nicole McKee, she says.
“This useful feedback will help inform the draft policy proposals which will be presented to the Associate Minister of Justice, and to Cabinet. These proposals will in turn help shape a bill, which the Government will draft and introduce to Parliament towards the end of this year. The public will then have another opportunity to provide input through the select committee process.”