Posted April 28, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File

Following the horrific events in Christchurch, New Zealand, the country has lashed out at gun owners and changed its laws so that massive numbers of gun owners have to turn over their guns or become criminals. It’s an effort that’s been applauded in this country by anti-gun activists and politicians.

However, it seems that all the gun laws in the world won’t do much if the police in New Zealand can’t stop guns in their custody from being stolen.

New Zealand police have been left red-faced after nearly a dozen guns were stolen from one of their stations as authorities encourage firearms owners to hand in their weapons as part of tighter new laws.

The country this month passed a ban on high-powered semi-automatic rifles and gave owners until September to hand in their weapons.

But police on Friday revealed 11 guns had been burgled from one of their stations in the North Island town of Palmerston North on Anzac Day.

“These were not police firearms, but were a range of weapons being held as exhibits or handed in for destruction,” Inspector Sarah Stewart said, adding the matter was being treated as a top priority.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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