Letters: No issues with our gun laws

Gun licensing is a sham, says a reader. Photo / File

The changes to gun licensing are a sham.

There are no issues with our gun laws. It is an excuse by politicians to never let a chance go by, to push their own agendas without thought.

It was the police who dropped the ball with this fiasco by not following their own strict application criteria.

I now feel distrusted, and classed as some sort of low-life citizen by politicians. Why can't they stop interfering in citizens' affairs?

There seem to be many other things that needed to be done before they commit political suicide over this issue.

It's a right to be able to own a rifle, same as a right to drive a car.

You just need a licence.

How many are killed in cars each year? More than killed by guns.

Still got more cars than ever. (Abridged)

Bill Whitlock
Te Puke

Redwoods' future

Re Jim Adams' criticism of the Redwood trees (Letters, October 31).

What a great idea.

Let's chop down the redwoods and replant with English trees.

To complete the picture, import a few squirrels and the odd fox. (Abridged)

Alf Hoyle
Lynmore

Creating own reality

So council is patting itself on the back for its $8 million cash in hand.

Your article mentioned rates increases, increase in debt and projects put off until the next financial year.

So really we create our own reality.

Lesley Haddon
Rotorua

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