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Hi, are we back?
I thought I had done something bad – but then everybody seems to have been in the same boat !
All been bad?
Aha at last. got bored waiting.
Hi Viking. Me too. Thought we’d been unplugged permanently.
My god haven’t the COL got a problem. The gun owners and many others are right upset.
https://www.facebook.com/nzherald.co.nz/posts/10156408038466302?comment_id=10156408076226302¬if_id=1561015171050933¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic
What really pisses me off (among many aspects of this stupid knee jerk law change) is this from the Herald article:
“Clement said this was a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to round up these dangerous firearms”
There is absolutely no evidence that these now prohibited firearms are dangerous. The fact that many thousands of law abiding licenced shooters have owned and used these now banned guns for more than 40 years in this country without incident indicates the guns themselves are not a problem. The problem arose because the police failed to do their job properly and issued a firearms licence to a foreign terrorist it had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with lawful sporting shooters in this country and we do not take kindly to being scapegoated in this way.
It is worth having a look at the ACT Party’s draft firearms policy just published today but somewhat lost in all the other BS from the Government. I can see a large number of gun owners, myself included, giving their party vote to ACT come the next election.
https://www.act.org.nz/govt_s_offer_to_gun_owners_unfair_risks_public_safety?fbclid=IwAR2Xz4FfaT_0XzbRmm8N-KWZ_mrGMvF_cMOctSDeUOcS7CUTG1A57kI1Jpk
Plumbing supplies selling out on drainage pipe and fittings and hardware shops with damprid.
Yup Act all the way.
And now they are going to do a Democrat and allow people to register to vote and vote on the same day at the Mall. Appalling stuff.
They are robbing ACC to pay for guns. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/113628781/government-gun-buyback-scheme-funding-boosted-to-208m-with-acc-money
total arseholes.
The finances must be really in the shit if they have to do that. Just wait until they need more money and raid your Kiwisaver accounts and the cullen fund.
It’s only a matter of time before KiwiSaver gets tampered with.
And it is highly likely to happen because the announced figure now of 208 million is only about 20 to 25% of the probable cost assuming a good order of compliance – which is by no means certain.
I’m hoping this mission to collect up all the legal firearms will backfire and non-compliance from owners will be the result. The police admit they have no idea where all the guns are. I heard one owner say the cops can go swimming for his if they come looking. He was pretty angry at what they were offering as compensation for his near new firearm. The CoL seem to be winging it and it’s likely to turn out to be another CoL fustercluck.
Is it true they are calling armed soldiers out to gaurd the pickup sites?
Ron says he hasn’t been asked yet.
Anarchy, god what have we come to.
Apparently, it is appropriate because of all the money ACC will save not having to treat gun wounds?
And they have just announced that they are closing down the get rid of Meth program.
Saving another 10 million to spend on the guns.
How now brown cow.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog?
I’ll probably repost this tomorrow, but it’s been too good to wait.
According to propaganda, it’s been the warmest decade in NZ ever. Well, apparently this year is a “mega mast” which has caused an explosion in the rat population.
To whit:
Blame the “mega mast” – that’s when weather conditions cause trees to produce tonnes of extra fruit. This mast is the worst in 45 years.
So what has this got to do with the global warming hysteria? Listen to the interview at https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/06/rat-infestation-not-confined-to-titirangi-as-populations-double-across-new-zealand.html
In short: the mega mast happened due to a very hot summer this year. According to the propaganda, we’ve had hot summers for x years in a row but somehow we’ve also not had a mega mast happening. They actually discuss that this is going to be a continual problem due to man-made global warming. Strange then that this hasn’t been a problem for the last two decades…something does not compute.
The good side is that the trout will be fat from eating the mice. They luv em. And the mast helps the kakapo bred, except that some have died this year. FWIW.
Those kakapo are very cool birds but useless at breeding. Anything that gives them a boost.
Cross them with some coloured friends. They seem to have no trouble breeding.
Already heard from acquaintances about calls from entrepreneurial gang members offering double the ‘95% of base value’ offer from the CoL for firearms with a “no questions asked” policy…
This buy back fuck up is going to be a hell of a mess….
The first gun collection event is to be held in Christchurch next month. I am already hearing suggestions of a boycott of the event to send a message to the government and police. Sounds like a plan and since the amnesty now runs until December 20th not illegal. Don’t rush to hand in your guns.
Will they all look like terrorists walking in there with their guns?
Everyone with a round up the spout except the gun owner!
Having said that, there will be a lot of owners who will just cash up and go. Don’t expect a large boycott in my opinion.
That’s the free market in action. Cindy hasn’t got a clue about where her virtue signalling will end with this.
And you missed the SAS inquiry news.
Vapid slogans and other top-level public sector vices
https://croakingcassandra.com/
Good read as always.
Was a pretty dry lonely nearly couple of days though.
Why, do you think you did something wrong?
Did you? lol
Yep, she did I seen her!
This will be a huge relief for some. Should it be an election plank?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/113626637/auckland-councils-freedom-camping-bylaw-decision-postponed-by-legal-threat
Yep, Goofy is screaming red!
If firearm owners sell to the gangs there could be a cost saying. Nearly all gang members shot each other and not members of the public. How much would each dead gang member save the country?
Are we prepared to accept collateral damage?
Well Angry has accepted collateral damage with releasing prisoners back into the streets and the deportees from Australia.
More to worry about than that.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/113658248/leading-new-zealand-ammunition-seller-warns-of-revolution-over-governments-gun-buyback-scheme
Amazing how quickly it can happen.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/392555/refugee-family-of-christchurch-mosque-attack-victims-resettle-in-new-zealand
Yep, when the government wants to it will move heaven and earth!
The cost of doing business in NZ is getting prohibitive. Govt. wants oil companies to carry huge insurance in case of spills, is that like wanting the banks to increase their reserves because there is a shit storm coming?
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12242484
It was inconveniant when we lost connection the other night, I had some responses I had saved up to your say, I just had to go back and post. Didn’t we do well that day 237 posts. Well done everbody!
We must have overloaded the system!
Well done, Chris! You bought the ship home and saved the all our bacon! Was getting withdrawl symtoms!
Have you been feeling left out and dejected, no friends either per chance?
You might be too Snooty ;).
Is this a bacon site? Well goody no alternative religious sack wearing god Botherers having their say.
I believe that when you rock up to hand in your gun they dismantle it and chuck it in the bin, before you get it apprasied and get told how much. No turning back and leaving with it. No doubt they will ask for ID first so they can visit later!
This has a way to go yet. National should take the narrative back.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/06/some-gun-owners-very-annoyed-about-buyback-plans.html
hahahahahahahahahaha. That would be like waiting for an Auckland train. The Nats are going to crumble. I thought Clark made a good job of leaving her party leaderless but Key was even worse. Given he knew so much about leadership apparently. Too many left footers and political hacks like Bogue still hanging about.
National are talking negative on kiwibuild. This crowd would’ve told Micky Savage that he couldn’t do it ..well he did and so will we #nzqt
— Megan Woods (@Megan_Woods) November 27, 2012
Except that its historically incorrect (which you would expect from labour.
Housing was not Savages idea nor did he drive it. Housing was driven by the John A Lee. Labour have white washed this to make it look like the pacifist Aussie queer did it. He didn’t.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/113641010/how-kiwibuild-fell-down-and-whether-anything-can-be-saved-from-the-wreckage