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Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 3 days ago by ChippiChappa@ani.social to c/world@quokk.au

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A member of the Indian Business Association, who did not want to be named, told RNZ about an incident at his Auckland petrol station, in which he tried to stop a customer driving away without paying.

He had opened the passenger side door and was confronted with a gun, he said.

"He just pointed the gun toward me, and that was a shotgun," he said.

"He said 'f*** off', so I immediately hands up, and just left the car, let him go."

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[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And the current government wants to ease gun restrictions. What a joke of a government

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When’s your next election, 2 years?

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Tragically, yes...

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Data provided to RNZ through the Official Information Act shows there were 879 firearms offences committed across Auckland in the first six months of this year, up 28 from the same time in 2023.

That feels like a lot. My entire state of Australia is at ~2,000 and we have 3 times the population.

You okay there NZ?

[–] ShutUpDonnie@lemmy.zip -5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

gun control never works it is better to let the people be armed to resist tyranny.