### [2025-11-11](/feed/2025/11/11/index.md)

##### Gun law in New Zealand
# New Zealand announces the transfer of gun licensing responsibilities from the police to an independent Firearms Safety Authority reporting directly to the government. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/christchurch-shooting-guns-new-zealand-semiautomatic-ban-f370885a43616f652410fe6d94768ef2)

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