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Police have confirmed the firearm used by the shooter was not one of those banned following the March 15 terror attacks, but the gunman did not hold a firearms licence and was on home detention for convictions that should prevent him from accessing guns.
"I'm really interested to know where this firearm came from." Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images.
Fresh questions about our gun control regime are surfacing following the devastating events in Auckland's CBD on Thursday morning.
Police have confirmed the firearm used by the shooter was not one of those banned following the March 15 terror attacks, but the gunman did not hold a firearms licence and was on home detention for convictions that should prevent him from accessing guns.
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In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Prime Minister wanted to know what was the gun? Was it legal? Was it a banned weapon?
"I did ask a few questions about the nature of the shotgun," said Chris Hipkins.
"There are some pump action shotguns that can be legitimately purchased. I don't have information on whether the firearm in question falls into that category or into the category of one of the banned weapons."
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the weapon was a shotgun, but "not a prohibited weapon".
"However, the individual does not have a firearms licence so clearly he should not have possessed it," he said.
Add to that the gunman was on home detention, fitted with an ankle bracelet.
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