Photo: PolicePolice plan to revoke the firearms licences of gang members to test new powers given to them under recent changes to the country's gun laws. Photo: Mark MitchellCoster was unable to give a breakdown of how many of the 12 licences would be revoked. This was because police staff were still working out whether the dozen licence holders on the National Gang List were, in fact, still gang members. "People who are discouraged from applying for their firearms licence are likely to obtain firearms on the black market." Coster's comments about the planned revocations of gun licences come a few days after he announced a six-month nationwide operation to target firearms and organised crime groups.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2021 19:52 UTC