Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Arms Act 1983, with the aim of tightening gun control in New Zealand. This bill seeks to remove semi-automatic firearms from circulation and use by the general population in New Zealand by prohibiting semi-automatic firearms, magazines, and parts that can be used to assemble prohibited firearms.
Act text: Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Read the bill
Bill text: Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
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(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)