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In March 2016, after Police seized 14 illegally owned MSSA weapons in a raid in south Auckland and 4 officers were shot during an armed siege in Kawerau,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/77955885/parliament-to-hold-inquiry-into-new-zealand-gun-laws|title=Parliament to hold inquiry into New Zealand gun laws|website=Stuff.co.nz| date=16 March 2016 }}</ref> Parliament's Law and Order Select Committee announced an ''Inquiry into issues relating to the illegal possession of firearms in New Zealand''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/business-before-committees/document/00DBSCH_INQ_68642_1/inquiry-into-issues-relating-to-the-illegal-possession|title=Inquiry into issues relating to the illegal possession of firearms in New Zealand – New Zealand Parliament|website=Parliament.nz}}</ref> In their final report in June 2017 the committee made 20 recommendations, of which the National government accepted 7 and modified another.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-response-firearms-select-committee-report|title=Government response to firearms select committee report|website=Beehive.govt.nz}}</ref>

In March 2016, after Police seized 14 illegally owned MSSA weapons in a raid in south Auckland and 4 officers were shot during an armed siege in Kawerau,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/77955885/parliament-to-hold-inquiry-into-new-zealand-gun-laws|title=Parliament to hold inquiry into New Zealand gun laws|website=Stuff.co.nz| date=16 March 2016 }}</ref> Parliament's Law and Order Select Committee announced an ''Inquiry into issues relating to the illegal possession of firearms in New Zealand''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/business-before-committees/document/00DBSCH_INQ_68642_1/inquiry-into-issues-relating-to-the-illegal-possession|title=Inquiry into issues relating to the illegal possession of firearms in New Zealand – New Zealand Parliament|website=Parliament.nz}}</ref> In their final report in June 2017 the committee made 20 recommendations, of which the National government accepted 7 and modified another.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-response-firearms-select-committee-report|title=Government response to firearms select committee report|website=Beehive.govt.nz}}</ref>



In July 2017 a [[doomsday prepper]] Quinn Patterson, 56, used MSSA weapons to kill two property inspectors, wound a contractor accompanying them and skirmish with police for several hours before taking his own life. Even though he was denied a firearms licence in 2016 on the grounds that he was not a "fit and proper person", he befriended a former soldier with a type A licence, bought arms on his name and equipped them with large-capacity magazines, an investigation found later<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/return-to-mt-tiger-what-we-now-know-about-northland-killer-quinn-pattersons-weapons-project/WMYGRJYHQYRJYCSO6RNHKE73KM/ | title=Double killer's weapons project laid bare | date=29 June 2023 }}</ref> (the friend was sentenced to 12 months of [[home detention]]<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/07/michael-hayes-sentenced-to-12-months-home-detention-for-supplying-guns-to-double-murderer-quinn-patterson.html| title = Michael Hayes sentenced to 12 months home detention for supplying guns to double murderer Quinn Patterson {{!}} Newshub| newspaper = Newshub}}</ref>).

In July 2017 a [[doomsday prepper]] Quinn Patterson, 56, used MSSA weapons to kill two property inspectors, wound a contractor accompanying them and skirmish with police for several hours before taking his own life. Even though he was denied a firearms licence in 2016 on the grounds that he was not a "fit and proper person", he befriended a former soldier with a type A licence, bought arms on his name and equipped them with large-capacity magazines, an investigation found later<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/return-to-mt-tiger-what-we-now-know-about-northland-killer-quinn-pattersons-weapons-project/WMYGRJYHQYRJYCSO6RNHKE73KM/ | title=Double killer's weapons project laid bare }}</ref> (the friend was sentenced to 12 months of [[home detention]]<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/07/michael-hayes-sentenced-to-12-months-home-detention-for-supplying-guns-to-double-murderer-quinn-patterson.html| title = Michael Hayes sentenced to 12 months home detention for supplying guns to double murderer Quinn Patterson {{!}} Newshub| newspaper = Newshub}}</ref>).



The government introduced the ''Arms (Firearm Prohibition Orders and Firearms Licences) Amendment Bill'' to implement several of the recommendations shortly before the [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 election]] but it lapsed with the change of government. It was subsequently drawn as a member's bill but it failed to pass at the first reading.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20180905_20180905_23|title=Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill — First Reading – New Zealand Parliament|website=Parliament.nz|date=30 January 2024 }}</ref> The Minister also directed Police to improve their administrative processes and consultation with the firearms community.

The government introduced the ''Arms (Firearm Prohibition Orders and Firearms Licences) Amendment Bill'' to implement several of the recommendations shortly before the [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 election]] but it lapsed with the change of government. It was subsequently drawn as a member's bill but it failed to pass at the first reading.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20180905_20180905_23|title=Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill — First Reading – New Zealand Parliament|website=Parliament.nz|date=30 January 2024 }}</ref> The Minister also directed Police to improve their administrative processes and consultation with the firearms community.

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