Firearms Official Information Act proactive public releases (April 2022)
In keeping with the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018, and as Administrator of the Arms Act 1983, Police is releasing its responses to some recent Official Information Act requests, where it is considered they contain data and information that has wider public interest.
For more information, go to Firearms and safety.
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Reference |
Date of request |
Information requested |
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IR-01-22-8904 (PDF 462KB) |
28 March 2022 |
Do you have a breakdown of the number of domestic violence incidents per year that involve the use of firearms? Is it possible to get this percentage? |
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IR-01-22-8693 (PDF 362KB) |
26 March 2022 |
As a part of the Arms Act 1983 S43A, online sales of arms items require a Mail Order form - FRM43A I am requesting the following data for the years of 2020, 2021 and 2022; 1. Number of total FRM43A forms approved 2. Number of FRM43A forms approved for firearms - including those which included other arms items, such as parts and ammunition 3. Number of FRM43A forms approved exclusively for non-prohibited parts - excluding forms which also included firearms. 4. Number of FRM43A forms approved exclusively for ammunition – excluding forms which included other arms items. |
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IR-01-22-9239 (PDF 364KB) |
21 March 2022 |
I am seeking some data around the firearms licence applications for the mid Canterbury region.
How many licences have been approved in the last 12 months? How many licences are waiting on approval? The breakdown of those waiting between new and renewals? The average wait time for a licences? The process that has to be followed for gaining a licence? Will Police be able to process the licences prior to the opening of the season? |
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IR-01-22-7254 (PDF 371KB) |
14 March 2022 |
Can you please confirm if the Government or Police Minister have requested evidence to show that the 2019 ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles and the subsequent gun buyback scheme helped to reduce gun violence in New Zealand? If the Government or Police Minister haven't requested that evidence, can Police please provide me with evidence to show that the 2019 ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles and the subsequent gun buyback scheme helped to reduced gun violence in New Zealand? |
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IR-01-22-6698 (PDF 393KB) |
8 March 2022 |
Number of firearms injuries and deaths recorded by police from the time the GunSafe programme went live (December 2018 for Auckland, March 2019 for rest of country) to now. This should include incidents in which someone was injured or killed by a firearm, even if police were not present when this occurred. |