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Firearms Owners Not Responsible For Organised Violent Crime
Friday, 19 February 2021, 5:38 pm | COLFO
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners is questioning comments by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster that implicated firearm owners for the escalation in armed violence across New Zealand. Coster has repeated claims by his predecessor that burglaries ... More >>
RC Findings Should End Firearm Changes
Sunday, 6 December 2020, 2:34 pm | COLFO
If the Royal Commission into the Christchurch Mosque Shootings found Police incorrectly gave Brenton Tarrant a firearms licence, the Government will lose its justification for further firearms restrictions, according to the Council of Licenced Firearms ... More >>
COLFO Election Debate
Friday, 2 October 2020, 11:13 am | COLFO
This evening the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) will host an election debate on the future of firearms in New Zealand society. Candidates will debate what the place of firearms should be in New Zealand and whether there is a divergence ... More >>
Police Raids Following Facebook Posts Ruled Unlawful
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 11:17 am | COLFO
An announcement today that three Police raids of firearm licence holders following the Christchurch Mosque shootings were illegal, raises questions about Police over-reacting to what people say on social media, according to the Council of Licenced Firearms ... More >>
Police Cover-up Biggest Law And Order Scandal In NZ History
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 10:35 am | COLFO
Confirmation today: 51 people died and 250,000 New Zealanders had their way of life severely curtailed because of one mistake: Police failed to follow existing licensing laws. The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) has today responded with anger ... More >>
COLFO Statement On 15 March Anniversary
Sunday, 15 March 2020, 1:19 pm | COLFO
The thoughts of 250,000 fit and proper firearms licence holders are with the people of Christchurch and the Muslim community as New Zealand marks one year since the March 15 tragedy. COLFO spokesperson Nicole McKee says: “We are in sympathy with ... More >>
Two Thirds of Banned Firearms Retained
Friday, 20 December 2019, 12:07 pm | COLFO
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) says two thirds of the firearms banned from today have been retained by owners because Government lost the trust of firearm owners, and Police errors lost their confidence. More >>
Final Weeks of Firearms Hand-in an Unmitigated Disaster
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 9:52 am | COLFO
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) says the human error behind the availability of highly sensitive firearm location data held by Police has marred the final weeks of one of the Government’s biggest actions in 2019 – its response to the March ... More >>
AMMO Amnesty Not Extended, But Police Pretending It Has Been
Friday, 6 December 2019, 3:07 pm | COLFO
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) has had to clarify the law with Police and receive their reassurance that while the amnesty for ammunition was not extended to 20 December, Police will act as if it has been. More >>
Police Firearm Data Breach Update #3: Images Now Available
Monday, 2 December 2019, 2:05 pm | COLFO
COLFO has released images in which the Police online database revealed full contact and bank details of all 37,125 owners and each of the 280,000 prohibited items they own or owned before hand-in. More >>
Police Firearm Data Breach UPDATE #2
Monday, 2 December 2019, 1:06 pm | COLFO
The Police firearm database breach has revealed that 37,125 owners have registered 280,000 individual newly prohibited items, COLFO says. More >>
Data Breach Alert on Firearm Hand-in Scheme
Monday, 2 December 2019, 12:23 pm | COLFO
COLFO has learned within the past hour of a massive data breach on the Police database for firearm hand-in and compensation. More >>
Democracy under Fire on Firearms Law Reform
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 1:19 pm | COLFO
Democracy under Fire on Firearms Law Reform - COLFO SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2019 The Government supposedly wants to “hear from all New Zealanders” about firearms law reform – unless you happen to be a licenced firearms owner. More >>
Correction of Shotgun Cartridge Error aBittersweet Victory
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9:16 am | COLFO
COLFO has described as a “bittersweet victory” its triumph in getting Police to correct a wording error that banned shotgun cartridges. More >>
Government Silencing New Zealand Firearms Owners
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 10:03 am | COLFO
The Government’s decision to ban emailed submissions on the second tranche of firearms law changes is a deliberate ploy to stop thousands of law-abiding people from having their say, says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). More >>
Police Procedures Allowed Tarrant Gun Licence And Firearms
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 9:25 am | COLFO
The Christchurch mosque attack might not have occurred had police had the resources to enforce firearms restrictions they control, according to the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). More >>
Firearm Collection Events Good, But Not Enough
Saturday, 31 August 2019, 2:59 pm | COLFO
The Council of Licenced Firearm Owners (COLFO) says the Government needs to do whatever is necessary to make its programme of collecting banned firearms a success. More >>
