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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Kerre Woodham: Facts are facts, there has been no impact on gun crime as a result of the buyback


We have three ongoing investigations into three separate shooting incidents resulting in death.

You have to say that Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clements’ comments haven't aged all that well, have they?

Back in 2019, just four years ago, he said during the first weekend of the gun buyback scheme, if we take tens of thousands of firearms off the streets during the next six months, then absolutely New Zealand has to be a safer place.

Jump forward four years; the stats don't really say that, do they?