Dear Mr. Rawles,
You wrote the following lumping NZ in with two other countries “The downside
in all three countries is that their citizenries are unfairly subjected to
draconian gun laws. (At least by American standards.) If you can live with
registering all of your guns and some ridiculous restrictions on full capacity
magazines, then by all means take a look in New Zealand. By reputation, the
real estate firm to consider there is Bayleys”.
I would like to clarify a few points. First of all our gun laws are better
here than some of your cities and states. There is no registration of sporting
weapons, only MSSAs [Military Style
Semiautomatic rifles or shotguns], Collectors (full auto), and pistols. If you
have MSSA’s
or pistols your magazines are not restricted at all. Any licensed gun owner
can buy a suppressor from the local gun shop with no paperwork. By the same
token, I could say the US has draconian gun laws because you can’t buy
suppressors without ridiculous fingerprinting and outrageous tax penalties
by the [American] BATFE. Also, our tax collectors don’t burn children
for their own good like the ATF.
Bayleys is a fine real estate firm but they specialize in the premium end of
the market. Those wishing to move here would be advised to spend some time
determining where they want to live before plopping down serious money for
a property as we have a huge range of climates and lifestyles (rural through
urban). Cheers, - B.