I have been a pistol shooter for 30 years, which I took up due to wanting to shoot more because, as a hunter, I was piss poor. I have been lucky enough to have shot many times as a representative for New Zealand, thanks to a very understanding wife as the cost to travel is covered by us. I shoot IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation), which is action-filled where speed and movement are required. My competition pistol is an Open Chaos, built at Gun Supplies in Rotorua for me. I used to shoot 3gun as well before the ban, but the loss of my competition guns stopped this. However, with some luck and common sense, we may get our AR15s back for competitions. I have been on the executive board for Pistol New Zealand and COLFO for some time. I did this to give back to a sport that has given me so much, but also, in the last few years, to fight for our rights as licence holders. I am thankful to be allowed to state my views to so many here, and I hope it gets people thinking. Please note my articles are my personal opinion.
