Arrow Right Arrow Left Bsky Calendar Close Facebook Home Instagram LinkedIn Members Hub Newsletter Plus Search Toggle X

Submissions

NZ Parliament Submission on the Arms Bill 2025

Posted in Government; Tagged Government, Justice; Posted 2 months ago by DPA Less than a minute to read

Print

To: Justice Select Committee 
Date: February 2026

 

Purpose

The purpose of this submission was to provide a disability perspective on the Government’s updating of arms legislation centred on the need for continuing gun control in New Zealand. 

DPA supported the need for firm gun control to continue as disabled people are disproportionately impacted by violence, harassment and abuse. 

For example, disabled children who experience domestic violence within their families are also at high risk of being killed in gun related homicides in New Zealand. 

Summary of DPA submission

DPA supported the Bill being passed with amendment. 

 

Recommendations: 

  • Reducing the licensing period from 10 years to 5, and ideally 3 years.   
  • Limiting the number of firearms that can be owned by a licence holder.   
  • Requiring firearms licence holders to report any other licence holders if they believe that the person poses a risk of harm either to themselves or to other people.   
  • Limiting licences to 3 years for people under 30.   
  • That the bill be amended to raise the minimum age to obtain a firearms license from 16 to 18 years. 

 

Download

DPA Submission 2602 NZ Parliament Submission on the Arms Bill 2025 (DOCX)

Related submissions

Related content