"Ola Thorsen/US Embassy via AP, File) FBI Director Kash Patel presented some of New Zealand's top law enforcement officials with gifts of 3D-printed firearms, which were later disposed of because they violated the country's gun laws, the Associated Press revealed Tuesday. It all started back in July, when Patel visited New Zealand to open the FBI's first field office in the Southwest Pacific country."
"As a token of his appreciation, he presented officials from the New Zealand police and Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) with a gift of 3D-printed handguns that were inoperable, the AP reported. But New Zealand's strict gun laws prohibit the possession of a pistol, operable or inoperable, without a special license beyond a regular gun license. It was unclear if those receiving the guns had such a license."
"In addition, even inactive firearms are treated like working weapons if they can be manipulated to fire live rounds, which authorities determined was the case after a review. Therefore, the guns had to go. To ensure compliance with firearms laws, I instructed police to retain and destroy them, New Zealand's Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said in a statement to the AP."
FBI Director Kash Patel presented New Zealand police and Security Intelligence Service officials with inoperable 3D-printed handguns during a July visit to open the FBI's first field office in the Southwest Pacific. New Zealand law prohibits possession of a pistol, operable or inoperable, without a special license beyond a regular gun license, and it was unclear whether recipients held the required special license. Authorities reviewed the gifts and concluded the inactive firearms could be manipulated to fire live rounds. The firearms were retained and destroyed under instruction from Police Commissioner Richard Chambers to ensure compliance with firearms laws. A spokesperson for Patel did not comment.
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