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Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms (www.rnz.co.nz)

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A member of the Indian Business Association, who did not want to be named, told RNZ about an incident at his Auckland petrol station, in which he tried to stop a customer driving away without paying.

He had opened the passenger side door and was confronted with a gun, he said.

"He just pointed the gun toward me, and that was a shotgun," he said.

"He said 'f*** off', so I immediately hands up, and just left the car, let him go."

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Data provided to RNZ through the Official Information Act shows there were 879 firearms offences committed across Auckland in the first six months of this year, up 28 from the same time in 2023.

That feels like a lot. My entire state of Australia is at ~2,000 and we have 3 times the population.

You okay there NZ?