Hon POTO WILLIAMS: What we've seen from firearms prohibition order regime around the world is that they are a highly effective tool used to reduce gun crime. A person who is subject to an FPO will be banned from accessing, using, or owning a firearm for a decade. Breaching the order will be a criminal offence. High-risk offenders subject to such an order will no longer be able to use licensed gun owners as a front for their illegal firearms. This is yet another tool this Government is putting in place to crack down on gun violence in New Zealand.