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New Zealand bans types of semi-automatic weapons used in mosque mass shooting
2019-03-21
CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.

In the immediate aftermath of Friday’s shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, Ardern labeled the attack as terrorism and said New Zealand’s gun laws would change.

"On 15 March our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place," Ardern told a new conference.

"All semi-automatic weapons used during the terrorist attack on Friday 15 March will be banned."

Ardern said she expects the new laws to be in place by April 11 and a buy-back scheme will be established for banned weapons.

The buyback would cost up to NZ$200 million ($138 million), she said.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Run, burn down the barn! Soil your drawers,
Then pull up those slippery floors!
Go empty all fountains
And level the mountains!
Bring Maoris and orcas indoors!
Posted by: Sheatle Whains7373   2019-03-21 20:51  

#8  "All semi-automatic weapons used during the terrorist attack on Friday 15 March will be banned."

So just the ones the guy used then? Oh, the styles.

Let me get this straight - they will be banned immediately, then voted on whether they will be banned or not a month from now...kind of backwards isn't it for the liberal model country? Ah, ruled by tiny authoritarian shit lords.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-03-21 15:40  

#7  I'm sounding like a broken record, I know. But. Like Michigan (Tlaib) Minnesota (Omar) and Utah (Romney) I don't even need to boycott NZ. Nothing I buy comes from there...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-03-21 15:33  

#6  Had a good laugh last night about Zealanders (not) turning in their guns.

Who knew the New Zealand government was so full of shit rollers? Had a clue, but hey here they are like prairie dogs in a cow pasture.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-03-21 10:10  

#5  Good luck with that.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-03-21 09:12  

#4   The Economist asks: Jacinda Ardern
Is New Zealand a laboratory for progressive politics? No surprise about gun bans.

Wonder what John Podesta was doing in NZ a week prior to the shooting?
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-03-21 08:29  

#3  Contrary To Media Framing, New Zealanders Are Not Rushing To Give Up Their Guns
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-03-21 07:20  

#2  This will leave only the mosques armed.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-03-21 06:20  

#1  Australia’s mandatory buyback in 1996 took precisely one fifth of the population’s guns off the street. Since then gun smuggling into the country has become a bit of a problem. Let me wish y’all much joy from the predictable outcome of your own effort, Prime Minister.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-03-21 02:37  

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