16 Feb 2024

Competitive shooters want to use outlawed semi-automatic guns

From Morning Report, 7:28 am on 16 February 2024

MP's have heard strong arguments for and against allowing competitive shooters to use banned semi-automatic firearms.

The weapons were outlawed in a crackdown after the March 15 terror attacks in early 2019.

Now the Government is being asked to change the law and allow people to use the guns for sport.

Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.