2019年克赖斯特彻奇清真寺枪手利用步枪漏洞,尽管火器拥有者委员会以前曾对此表示关切。 2019 Christchurch mosque shooter exploited rifle loophole, despite prior concerns from firearm owners' council.
前高级警官Mike McIlraith说,他没有注意到火器界对允许将半自动步枪转化为军用式步枪的漏洞的任何关切,Brenton Tarrant在2019年基督教堂的枪击中利用了这一漏洞。 A former senior police officer, Mike McIlraith, stated he did not notice any concerns from the firearms community about a loophole allowing the conversion of semi-automatic rifles into military-style ones, which Brenton Tarrant exploited in the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. 2010年至2019年,持照火器拥有者理事会一再向警方提出这一问题,但他们的关切没有得到解决,导致对新西兰枪支管制法的重大辩论。 The Council of Licensed Firearm Owners had repeatedly raised this issue with police from 2010 to 2019, but their concerns were not addressed, leading to significant debate over New Zealand's gun control laws.