On March 20, 2019, Breitbart News reported New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that "military-style" semiautomatic rifles, "high-capacity" magazines, and certain gun parts were being banned. While making the announcement, Ardern encouraged New Zealand gun owners to go ahead and hand over their firearms.
Mongrel Mob leader Fatu told Stuff, "Will gangs get rid of their weapons? No. Because of who we are, we can’t guarantee our own safety."
Fatu added, "The attacks between our organisations are gang-on-gang, they do not involve the non-gang members. Although there may be peripheral damage and violence that occasionally spills out into the public eye, it is absolutely and without intention for any harm to be caused to non-gang members."
He referenced the March 15, 2019, Mosque attacks in New Zealand, saying, "It’s not in our culture to inflict harm on innocent people like what happened in Christchurch."