Information required to be given or collected when purchasing firearm ammunition or firearm parts.
Ian McDonald made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Ian McDonald
Dear New Zealand Police,
Under the Official Information Act please supply the following information.
1. At the time this request is received, when purchasing ammunition for a rifle or shotgun from a retail outlet selling ammunition, what personal information are you required to provide by law? (eg: current firearms licence, name, residential address, phone number, etc)
2. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing ammunition for a rifle or shotgun from a retail outlet selling ammunition, what personal information is the retail outlet required to collect by law? (eg: current firearms licence, name, amount and type of ammunition purchased, residential address, phone number, etc)
3. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing gun parts and accessories for a firearm, such as a sling, telescopic sights, suppressor, after-market stock, after-market trigger, or any other part, what person information are you required to provide by law? (eg: current firearms licence, name, residential address, phone number, etc)
4. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing gun parts and accessories for a firearm, such as a sling, telescopic sights, suppressor, after-market stock, after-market trigger, or any other part, what personal information is the retail outlet required to collect by law? (eg: current firearms licence, name, amount and type of part(s) purchased, residential address, phone number, etc)
I am a New Zealand Citizen and reside in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Ian McDonald
New Zealand Police
Dear Mr McDonald,
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request (OIA)
received below by New Zealand Police on 11 January 2021.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Act.
Ngā mihi
Penni
Ministerial Services
PNHQ
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Date: 11/01/2021 10:28PM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information required to
be given or collected when purchasing firearm ammunition or firearm parts.
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Dear New Zealand Police,
Under the Official Information Act please supply the following
information.
1. At the time this request is received, when purchasing ammunition for a
rifle or shotgun from a retail outlet selling ammunition, what personal
information are you required to provide by law? (eg: current firearms
licence, name, residential address, phone number, etc)
2. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing
ammunition for a rifle or shotgun from a retail outlet selling ammunition,
what personal information is the retail outlet required to collect by law?
(eg: current firearms licence, name, amount and type of ammunition
purchased, residential address, phone number, etc)
3. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing gun
parts and accessories for a firearm, such as a sling, telescopic sights,
suppressor, after-market stock, after-market trigger, or any other part,
what person information are you required to provide by law? (eg: current
firearms licence, name, residential address, phone number, etc)
4. At the time this request is received, when currently purchasing gun
parts and accessories for a firearm, such as a sling, telescopic sights,
suppressor, after-market stock, after-market trigger, or any other part,
what personal information is the retail outlet required to collect by law?
(eg: current firearms licence, name, amount and type of part(s) purchased,
residential address, phone number, etc)
I am a New Zealand Citizen and reside in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Ian McDonald
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Kia ora Ian
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 11 January 2021.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with this
response.
Kind regards, Michelle
Ministerial Services PNHQ
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