Reform Options
Limiting the Availability of Firearms for Misuse
Inoperability of Restricted Weapons
Military Style Semi-automatics
Sporting Centrefire Semi-Automatic Rifles
Semi-Automatic and Pump-Action Shotguns
Ensuring the suitability of firearms licensees
Statutory Criteria for Assessing Suitability
Convictions for Violence and Firearms Violence
Convictions for Other Offences
Applications After the Disqualification Period
Promoting Responsible Attitudes to Gun Use and Ownership
The 1982 Case for Abandoning Registration
The Practicality of Establishing a Registration Database
Benefits of Registration to Crime Prevention and Detection
Sufficiency of Licensing Controls
The Western Australian Example
Assisting the Re-Introduction of Registration
Sanctions for the misuse of firearms
Sanctions for the misuse of firearms
Controls on imitation firearms
The Size of the Problem in New Zealand
Controls on Importation and Manufacture
Limiting the size of collections
Amendments proposed by NZ Customs Service
Controls on the Importation of Ammunition
Importation of undesirable weapons
Communication with the public, and the use of technology
Toll-Free Number and Internet Home Page
Miscellaneous police recommendations
The Administration of Firearms Control
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