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新西兰警察部11月12日消息，新的枪械部门将公共安全放在首位。警察部长波托-威廉姆斯今天宣布，为进一步确保公共安全，将在警方内部设立一个专门的枪械部门，接管枪支监管活动。
警察部长波托-威廉姆斯说:”在这个国家，拥有或使用枪支是一种特权，而不是一种权利。 新单位的建立和对枪械监管系统的修改，旨在通过阻止枪支落入坏人手中，并减少任何人成为枪支犯罪受害者的风险，从而改善公共安全。在与我的枪械咨询小组和政府机构协商后，决定设立该部门。它将使枪械工作人员能够在一个独立于警察的单位内专注于这项工作，但仍与警察保持一致”。
此举是警方在皇家调查委员会（RCOI）对克赖斯特彻奇伊斯兰教寺院恐怖袭击事件进行调查后做出的许多改变之一，该调查确定需要改进《枪械法》的管理。需要一个新的运作模式来实现皇家调查委员会的建议，并实现《枪械法》和《2020年枪械立法法》的公共安全目标。本届政府在处理枪支犯罪方面有着良好的记录。 我们已经禁止了最危险的枪支。我们已经对枪支犯罪实施了更严厉的处罚，并实施了更严格的许可证制度，以确保枪支不会落入坏人手中。 该部门将补充警方正在进行的直接行动，重点是通过针对严重和有组织犯罪来减少枪支犯罪和伤害，例如包括缴获枪支和弹药的”陶宏行动”。
警察部长波托-威廉姆斯说:” 拥有枪支和不拥有枪支的社区代表将随时了解该部门在2022年的发展情况。对该单位的独立审查需要在2026年前开始，以配合1983年《枪械法》的法定审查。该单位将在2022年12月前开始运作。 已经任命了一名过渡性执行董事来建立新的单位，并正在任命工作人员。 枪支监管进展:
* 第一次枪支回购活动导致60,000多件枪支和2800件改装枪支被交出。还上交了20多万个枪支部件。 * 在第二次枪支回购中，有1000多支枪支、240个手枪卡宾枪改装套件（PCCK）和2400个配件被上缴。
* 对许多罪行的处罚进行了修改，例如，对没有枪支许可证而拥有不受禁止的枪支的处罚现在是最高一年的监禁或最高15,000美元的罚款。
* 规定并扩大了警方决定一个人是否适合拥有枪支或气枪并获得枪支许可证的标准。这包括警方能够考虑的事项，如一个人，还是一个帮派或是有组织犯罪集团的成员，又或是与之有密切联系。
* 要求销售或拥有弹药必须有枪支许可证，并要求从事销售弹药业务的人有安全的储存和记录。
* 如果病人获得枪支许可证，应通知保健医生，并要求他们在病人的健康状况影响其安全拥有枪支时考虑通知警方。
* 对枪支许可证引入附加条件。
* 成立部长枪械咨询小组，成员来自拥有枪支和不拥有枪支的社区，就与新西兰枪支有关的任何问题向部长提供建议，包括立法建议、新西兰枪支管理制度的政策和促进枪支安全。
* 建立一个登记册（从2023年6月开始），将枪支与许可证持有人联系起来，以便我们了解新西兰合法持有的枪支库存，并能更好地追踪枪支。
* 要求在《2020年枪械立法法》生效三年后，对《1983年枪械法》的修改进行审查。
12 November，Public safety prioritised with new firearms unit
In a further move to ensure public safety, a dedicated firearms unit will be established within Police, to take over firearms regulatory activities, Minister of Police Poto Williams announced today.
“It is a privilege, not a right, to own or use a gun in this country. The establishment of the new unit and changes to the arms regulatory system are aimed at improving public safety by stopping firearms falling into the wrong hands, and reducing the risk of anyone becoming victims of firearms crime,” Poto Williams said.
“The decision to establish the unit follows consultation with my Arms Advisory Group, and government agencies. It will allow arms staff to focus on this work within a unit separate from, but still aligned to, Police.”
The move is one of the many changes made by Police following the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCOI) into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain, which identified the need to improve administration of the Arms Act. A new operating model is required to deliver on the recommendations of the RCOI and achieve the public safety objectives of the Arms Act and the Arms Legislation Act 2020.
“This Government has a strong track record on tackling gun crime. Already, we have prohibited the most dangerous firearms. We’ve implemented harsher penalties for gun crime, and a tougher licensing system to ensure firearms do not fall into the wrong hands.
“The unit will complement ongoing direct Police operations focused on reducing firearms crime and harm through targeting serious and organised crime, such as Operation Tauwhiro, which includes seizures of firearms and ammunitions.
“Representatives of the firearms owning and non-firearms owning communities will be kept informed of the unit’s development as it takes shape in 2022.”
An independent review of the unit is required to begin by 2026, to align with the statutory review of the Arms Act 1983.
The unit will be operational by December 2022. A Transitional Executive Director has been appointed to establish the new unit, and is in the process of appointing staff.
Firearms progress
· The first firearms buyback resulted in more than 60,000 firearms and 2800 modified firearms being handed in. More than 200,000 firearms parts were also surrendered. More than 1000 firearms, 240 pistol carbine conversion kits (PCCKs) and 2400 accessories were handed in during the second firearms buyback.
· Changes to penalties for many offences, eg the penalty for possessing a non-prohibited firearm without a firearms licence is now up to one year imprisonment or a fine up to $15,000
· Setting out and expanding the criteria for Police decisions on whether or not a person is fit and proper to be in possession of a firearm or airgun and be issued with a firearms licence. This now includes matter Police is able to consider such as a person who is a member of, or has close affiliations with a gang or organised criminal group.
· Requiring a firearms licence to sell or possess ammunition, and requiring those in the business of selling ammunition to have secure storage and keep records.
· Health practitioners being notified if their patient is issued with a firearms licence and being required to consider notifying Police when their patient’s health conditions affect their safe possession of firearms.
· Introducing additional conditions on firearm licences.
· Established the Minister’s Arms Advisory group with members from the firearm-owning and non-firearm-owning community to provide the Minister with advice on any matter relating to firearms in New Zealand, including legislative proposals, policies for regulating New Zealand’s firearms regime, and the promotion of firearms safety.
· Establishing a registry (from June 2023) to link firearms to licence holders, so we know the legally held firearms stock of New Zealand and are better able to trace firearms.
· Requiring a review of the changes to the Arms Act 1983 after the Arms Legislation 2020 has been in force for three years.
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