New Zealand Gun Ban Targets Even Unlikely, Collectible Firearms

By Chris Eger

Even seemingly non-controversial guns, such as some types of lever action rifles and pump-action shotguns, are subject to New Zealand’s pending gun ban, with a promised compensation scheme offering as little as one-quarter of the firearm’s base value. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Details of a NZ$200 million ($138 million) government-funded gun ban and “buy back” scheme in New Zealand were announced this week, and the net is broad.
The plan, announced in a joint statement from Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Police Minister Stuart Nash, gives gun owners with now-outlawed firearms until December to hand them over to law enforcement. The plan comes after a law change rushed through the legislature banned numerous types of firearms and aims to pay owners on a sliding scale for the gun’s value.
“The compensation scheme recognizes licensed firearms owners are now in possession of prohibited items through no fault of their own, but because of a law passed by almost the entire Parliament,” said Nash.

Besides all centerfire semi-auto rifles, the prohibition covers even lever-action, bolt-action, and pump-action rifles if they have a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition, regardless if they are chambered in centerfire or rimfire calibers. When it comes to shotguns, pumps, and

Source: Guns.com