Howick and Pakuranga Times 19 October 2017

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olice “forgot” more than a dozen AR15 rifle receivers on a Howick front lawn following the alleged execution of a search warrant in 2014, a shooting blog claims. Mike Loder, a contributor to specialist forum Kiwi Gun Blog, claims Auckland Police left 15 AR15 rifles on a lawn and simply forgot them. “This is the same weapon type believed to have been used in the recent American horror shooting,”

he said. Loder, who told the Times he has been campaigning for harsher penalties for armed offending for the last 25 years, said police executed a search warrant on a property of a licensed firearms dealer in Howick. “These tightly restricted firearms had been seized as a result,” he said. “An officer of the court has told the Kiwi Gun Blog that the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) are investigating both this incident and a detective who allegedly forged sig-

natures on witness statements during the same case,” Loder said in the blog. “The IPCA has not returned our calls to confirm this.” The Kiwi Gun Blog states that the goal of the blog is simple – “to keep the shooters of New Zealand upto-date on the threats to their right to responsible firearm ownership. Then to provide them with the information and guidance to counter such attacks.” A police spokesperson said a query

lodged by Loder is being treated as an Official Information Act request. “The NZ Police Media Centre is designed to service calls from recognised media outlets,” the spokesman told the Times via email. “As Mr Loder is not media, his query was referred to our OIA process, which is standard process for detailed information requests.” It is not accurate to say police refused to answer his questions, the spokesperson said. ➤ Turn to Page 5

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