Police say they've rejected two attempts to import into New Zealand a gun accessory drawing attention following the largest mass shooting in United States' history.
"Bump stocks" have become a focus of gun control discussions in the US after gunman Stephen Paddock used them when he killed at least 58 people and injured about 500 at a music concert in Las Vegas this week.
Attached onto guns, the devices effectively allow some semi-automatic weapons to fire at rates resembling fully automatics, making them significantly more dangerous.
Under New Zealand law, a special permit is required to import the accessory.
Police on Friday confirmed that two permits had been requested to import bump stocks into New Zealand in past years.