Despite black guns being the target In NZ all semi Automatic centre fires were banned. Thousands of m1 carbines and Garands and Lithgow L1A1s were crushed. Crying shame... If you are a bona fide collector you can apply for an endorsement to keep them but they can never be fired and a critical part must be removed.
Wishing you all the best of luck. I hope The US doesn’t follow the NZ example