📋 Expanded firearms prohibition orders (warrantless search powers)
← All policiesA firearms prohibition order is a court order banning a specific person (typically with a history of violence or gang involvement) from possessing firearms at all. This is about giving police the power to search a person subject to one, and places connected to them, without needing a warrant first.
59% support in the most recent vote
How each party has stood on this policy over time. On a 🔄 Aye = against vote, whoever voted Aye is shown as opposing the policy, not supporting it. 🙋 Conscience vote rows show which way most of that party's MPs voted, plus what % voted Aye in the House.
| Vote | National | Labour | Green | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
29 Aug 2024
· Third reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | — |
|
Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
22 Aug 2024
· Second reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | — |
|
Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
5 Mar 2024
· First reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes |
|
Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2)
✕ Failed
20 Oct 2021
· Second reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | — | — |
|
Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2)
✓ Passed
21 Jul 2020
· First reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | — |
|
Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill
✕ Failed
5 Sep 2018
· First reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | — |