28 Aug 2019

Police union claims National playing politics on gun law reform

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 28 August 2019

The Police Association is accusing the National Party of playing politics on gun law reform.

President Chris Cahill says the Opposition leader is wrong to say the gun buyback scheme has been a fiasco, and is pleading for MPs to be better than America when it comes to pursuing gun law reform.

But Simon Bridges insists his party is unlikely to support the second tranche of gun legislation because it's targeting law-abiding citizens and being soft on criminals, gangs and extremists.

RNZ political reporter, Jo Moir, has this story