ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥 ℕ𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪, 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕡 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕤𝕒𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕤.

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he national party is meeting in Auckland this week for its Northern Region Conference.

It said if elected it would clamp down on people who commit gun crime, while developing robust firearms legislation.

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And its policies would ensure responsible people could use firearms for legitimate reasons.

This will be popular with the far right, because it does sound like a signal to bring back assault rifles

"National Party firearms policy released at conference" https://t.co/ZN3ti87bX1

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Under the plan the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners would have a role in developing firearms policy.

It also promised to bolster firearms safety courses and shift statutory responsibility for implementing firearms law and policy to the Ministry of Justice.

To keep firearms out of the wrong hands police would be given greater powers to search for illegal firearms and confiscate them from gangs and criminals.

The party promised to ensure the police were relentlessly focused on making sure gangs and criminals did not illegally obtain and misuse firearms.

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"Firearms are important for many people, particularly in rural areas, to maintain the environment they depend on for their livelihoods, enjoy social benefits like hunting and shooting sports and, for some, to put food on the table," National's hunting and fishing spokesperson Todd McClay said.

"There is a real difference between those Kiwis who are licensed and have a duty to use firearms responsibly and safely, and those who do not hold a licence and use firearms for crime."

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