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According to the Small Arms Survey, New Zealand is the 17th highest ranking country in terms of civilian gun ownership with a population of under 5 million and an estimated 1.5 million firearms. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The buyback ended on 20 December 2019.
Gun laws in New Zealand focus mainly on vetting firearm owners, rather than registering firearms or banning certain types of firearms. [8] Firearms legislation is provided for in the New Zealand's gun laws: the Arms Act 1983, [9] Arms Amendment Act 1992, [10] and Arms Regulations 1992 [11] and associated regulations.
Slingshot was the largest ISP in New Zealand to introduce Rollover Data in October 2012 at no cost onto all of their broadband plans. Un-metering online content On 4 April 2012, Slingshot was the first ISP in New Zealand to un-meter Quickflix content. This meant that customers streaming content via Quickflix.co.nz were not charged for the data ...
Certain types of slingshots are illegal in parts of the United States. It's difficult to say what is legal and isn't, because this is determined as state law and not federal law. For example, New York State prohibits slingshots with an arm brace, but other states don't. --Glacialfury 21:15, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
The New Zealand Police do not usually carry firearms. Under normal circumstances, police in New Zealand carry pepper spray, batons, and Tasers, though all are trained with the Glock 17 pistol and Bushmaster M4 semi-automatic rifle. These firearms are carried in all frontline police vehicles and are available for use should a situation require it.
A New Zealand firearms licence is personal to the licence holder and is issued by New Zealand Police to people aged over 16 who are considered to be fit and proper to possess firearms. Endorsements on the licence identify which categories of firearms a licence holder can lawfully possess.
Gravitational slingshot, the use of a planet's gravity to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft; Slingshot (ISP), a New Zealand internet service provider; Slingshot (water vapor distillation system), an invention by Dean Kamen; Slungshot, or slingshot, a maritime tool; Slingshot, a part of a pinball machine
Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.