Nicole McKee, Secretary of the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that there had not been any communication from Government about prices for the buyback.
"If they are being serious about their considerations and ensuring that there is fair and reasonable compensation, then firearm owners will wait a bit longer to make sure it is just and it is fair when it is received."
She said that people were likely to still be considering if they would claim their firearms as heirlooms or sell them to collectors.
McKee expected most people would comply with the laws, but she said that there was no trust in the system whatsoever among firearms owners, and that people felt blindsided and blamed.
"We are effectively being punished for the acts of a foreign terrorist, and we want to make sure that our personal and private property is adequately compensated when it is confiscated."
The semi-automatic weapon ban was instituted after 51 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch.
Semi-automatic weapons were banned within a week of the attack, with legislation rushed through Parliament and passed within a month. At the time, the Government said they aimed to purchase all firearms back by September 30th, but McKee did not believe that would happen.
"There has to be costing around how they will implement the system as well," she said. Factors such as how they would destroy the firearms also had to be considered.
McKee said firearms owners were looking for compensation for parts as well as the weapons themselves.
