The bill before Parliament today represents an important development in extending the New Zealand arms control. It will further improve public safety, and build on earlier reforms introduced by this Government. It provides additional measures, and wider sanction and controls targeted at those that have serious criminal convictions and are hardened to crime. We want to prevent those people from accessing firearms which are a key means of perpetrating future violent and serious crime. If they breach such a ban, or others are complicit in such a breach by supplying firearms, they will face harsh penalties. This is an important step towards making our communities safer and addressing firearms violence. I commend this bill to the House. 