New Zealand firearm licence

[HotKlou]

[Tango Sierra]

E Category endorsement was formerly for possession / use of "Military Style Semi-Automatic" (MSSA). Revoked since March 2019.
C Category endorsement allows possession only of selective fire long arms, machine guns, cannon, rocket launchers, pistols etc. There are sub-categories for museums, reenactors (firing blanks) etc.
P Category endorsement allows possession of semi-automatic long arms and sub-categories exist that permit use (pest control) as well permit possession of prohibited magazines (centrefire +10 rds).
B Category endorsement allows possession and use of pistols on a NZP approved pistol range.

Restrictions on ammunition, no tracer, no CHICOM x39mm or SS109 etc.

[Branden88]

E Category endorsement was formerly for possession / use of "Military Style Semi-Automatic" (MSSA). Revoked since March 2019.
C Category endorsement allows possession only of selective fire long arms, machine guns, cannon, rocket launchers, pistols etc. There are sub-categories for museums, reenactors (firing blanks) etc.
P Category endorsement allows possession of semi-automatic long arms and sub-categories exist that permit use (pest control) as well permit possession of prohibited magazines (centrefire +10 rds).
B Category endorsement allows possession and use of pistols on a NZP approved pistol range.

Restrictions on ammunition, no tracer, no CHICOM x39mm or SS109 etc.

Thanks, very interesting.
Canada has also done something similar since April 2020.
Here's a link and short summary for comparison:

Firearms and devices that are now prohibited:

The following nine (9) types of firearms and their variants are now prohibited:

M16, AR-10, AR-15 rifles and M4 carbine
Ruger Mini-14 rifle
M14 rifle
Vz58 rifle
Robinson Armament XCR rifle
CZ Scorpion EVO 3 carbine and pistol
Beretta CX4 Storm carbine
SIG Sauer SIG MCX and SIG Sauer SIG MPX carbine and pistol
Swiss Arms Classic Green and Four Seasons series (as specified in former Bill C-71)
Also now prohibited are firearms with the following characteristics:
capable of discharging a projectile with a muzzle energy greater than 10,000 Joules
a bore of 20 mm or greater. Upper receivers of M16, AR-10, AR-15 and M4 pattern firearms are also now prohibited devices.

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firear...ms-and-devices

[curious george]

And the new fca amendments ,actually even currently, can also do all of that at a stroke of a pen.

[Branden88]

And the new fca amendments ,actually even currently, can also do all of that at a stroke of a pen.

100% correct, but this was done in response to the Christchurch and Nova Scotia mass shooter attacks.