2024年,新西兰一名警察官员停止使用交通数据来拒发枪支许可证,引发了对不当使用个人数据的审查。 In 2024, a New Zealand police official halted using traffic data to deny gun licences, sparking a review over improper use of personal data.

2024年8月,新西兰前副警务专员Jevon McSkimming在收到一名持照人的电子邮件后,指示改变火器审查程序,该持照人担心由于交通坏点而失去枪支执照。 In August 2024, former New Zealand Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming directed a change to the firearms vetting process after receiving an email from a licence holder concerned about losing their gun licence due to traffic demerit points. 一小时之内,他与高级官员分享了电子邮件,导致发布指示,停止使用警察违规局数据追踪违反交通规定情况,以便作出火器许可证决定。 Within an hour, he shared the email with senior officials, leading to a directive halting the use of Police Infringement Bureau data—tracking traffic violations—for firearms licence decisions. 执行领导小组批准并立即执行的这项行动指出,交通数据并非用于与军火有关的评估。 The move, approved by the Executive Leadership Team and implemented immediately, cited that traffic data was not meant for arms-related assessments. 警务专员Richard Chamberl说,尽管McSkimming有权力,但该裁决反映的判断不力。 Police Commissioner Richard Chamber said the decision reflected poor judgment, though McSkimming had authority. 火器安全管理局目前正在审查政策变化,对政策变化是否适当以及个人关系的潜在影响进行审查。 The Firearms Safety Authority is now reviewing the policy change, amid scrutiny over its appropriateness and potential influence from personal connections. 面临严重指控的McSkimming正在接受调查,但未被指控犯有与该指令有关的不当行为。 McSkimming, facing serious charges, is under investigation but has not been charged with misconduct related to the directive.