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3D Printed Gun Reveals New Era In Homemade Firearms
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 1:00 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The recovery of a 3D printed semi-automatic firearm from a Head Hunters gang pad shows criminals do not care for firearm laws and they are becoming more sophisticated, says COLFO. COLFO Chair Michael Dowling says: “We are sure all law-abiding firearm ... More >>
Crims Treated Better Than Licenced Firearm Owners - COLFO
Friday, 28 May 2021, 11:28 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
A recent case before Dunedin District Court shows the law treats licenced and responsible firearm owners worse than criminals, says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). This week Gary Pani Amoroa avoided prison for a raft of drug and illegal ... More >>
Police Licence Backlog Threatens Hunting Season
Monday, 8 March 2021, 1:29 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
Police failure to reduce a backlog in firearms licence applications risks hunters and their families missing out on this year’s duck hunting season and requires urgent attention says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). COLFO understands ... More >>
More Work Needed To Get Arms Law Right
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 12:31 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
A proposed law making it possible to ban gang members from being near firearms highlights the problems with the changes to the Arms Act over the last two years, says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). Earlier today COLFO Chair Michael Dowling appeared ... More >>
Licencing Admin Mess Bigger Than Gang Members
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 4:27 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) has released details of the ongoing delays in processing licence renewal applications, that is forcing owners to pass their firearms to others while they wait for licences to be renewed. Police have ... More >>
RC Report Shows No Justification For Firearms Changes
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 2:57 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The failure of Police to follow the firearm licensing law, unjustly providing one to Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant, means there are no reasons for changes to firearm laws says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). COLFO Chairman ... More >>
Vital Firearm Licensing Answers Expected
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 10:27 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
Firearm owners targeted by last year’s law changes expect the Royal Commission’s report into the Christchurch Mosque shootings will deliver answers on a vital matter avoided by the Police and Government for nearly two years; how Tarrant got his licence ... More >>
Police Association's Firearms Register Call "A Distraction"
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 3:14 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Police Association’s call to implement a firearms register looks like an attempt to distract ahead of the release next week of the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques. Council of Licenced ... More >>
Firearm Seizures Reveal Thriving Black Market
Monday, 14 September 2020, 5:34 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
A TVNZ story revealing 1866 firearms were seized by Police over the past year signals there is a thriving black market in banned firearms – a cache growing in size due to illegal imports. Michael Dowling, Chair of the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners ... More >>
Judge Says Rights Case In The Public Interest
Friday, 21 August 2020, 4:01 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
A High Court judge says the case taken by COLFO to defend compensation rights was in the public interest so costs awarded against COLFO should be reduced. The substantive judgment in June found that New Zealanders do have a right to compensation when government ... More >>
COLFO Lodges Appeal With Court
Friday, 17 July 2020, 11:22 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) is taking its legal battle against the Minister of Police to the Court of Appeal. The appeal follows a High Court decision last month that stated the Government can’t take away individuals’ property without ... More >>
COLFO Dossier: Police Claim Firearms Sport Memorabilia Does Not Meet "historic" Definition
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 12:12 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
Real life examples of how arms administration does not match the legislation Case #3: Police claim firearms sport memorabilia does not meet "historic" definition 3 June 2020 Situation Under the most recent changes to the Arms Act, collectors ... More >>
COLFO Dossier: Citizen Made To Fly To NZ For Police Vetting
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 12:15 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
COLFO Dossier Real life examples of how arms administration does not match the legislation Case #2: Citizen made to fly to NZ for police vetting, then Police decide not to allow licence for non-residents 28 May 2020 Situation A New Zealander living ... More >>
COLFO Welcomes Licence Extension
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:54 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners is welcoming a change in stance by the Government that will see licenced firearms owners given a 4-month extension to get their licences renewed due to Covid-19 restrictions. This measure is one of many that the Government ... More >>
Court Hears Nash Chose Not To Compensate Ammo Owners
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 1:04 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
Today the Crown will try to convince a judge that an Order in Council banning, confiscating and ordering the destruction of certain types of legally purchased ammunition was not a breach of property rights requiring compensation. Yesterday, the Council of ... More >>
Court Case Will Test Limit Of Govt Power
Monday, 4 May 2020, 10:40 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
In a time when the Christchurch shootings and the Covid-19 pandemic have allowed the Government to take the opportunity to increase its power, a case in the Wellington High Court today will test the Government’s right to ban property without evidence ... More >>
COLFO Urges Minister To Temporarily Extend Licences
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 3:08 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) is calling for an equal extension to all licencing regimes, following the Government’s announcement today offering motorists a six-month licencing grace period. COLFO says that like motorists, licenced ... More >>
IN-PERSON FIREARM VETTING UNDER THREAT FROM COVID-19
Monday, 23 March 2020, 8:04 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) urges people renewing their firearm licences to book now to get their vetting done with Police before Police postpone face to face interviews. COLFO fears that the threat posed by the Covid-19 coronavirus ... More >>
COLFO Welcomes Police Anti-corruption Unit
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 12:52 pm | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) is welcoming the establishment of a new Police anti-corruption unit, and says it shows Police are under pressure from sophisticated gangs. The National Integrity Unit has been established to deter, prevent ... More >>
Kiwi Way Of Life Threatened By False Safety Claims
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 11:04 am | NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) has placed full-page adverts in major newspapers to show Kiwi lifestyles jeopardised by the Arms Legislation Bill. The advertisement shows Kiwi families and individuals of all ages responsibly using ... More >>
