GUN CONTROL – NEW ZEALAND

Never again: NZ bans semi-automatics

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Original article by Ean Higgins
The Australian – Page: 8 : 22-Mar-19

New Zealand will ban semi-automatic rifles in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings, with Prime Minister ­Jacinda Ardern saying she is determined to ensure that such an attack never happens again. The government will conduct a gun buyback as part of its gun control measures, with the buyback expected to cost between $NZ100 million and $NZ200 million. Ardern has called for New Zealand to observe two minutes’ silence on 22 March. It is estimated that there are around 1.5 million firearms in New Zealand.

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Jacinda Ardern demands answers, vows gun reform

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Original article by Nick O’Malley, Jacob Saulwick, David Crowe
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 18-Mar-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that Brenton Tarrant should have been known to authorities. Tarrant has been charged with one count of murder following his attack on two Christchurch mosques that left 50 people dead and 56 in hospital. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is his understanding that Tarrant was not on anyone’s radar, while it appears that Tarrant may have become radicalised as a result of exposure to internet white-supremacist groups. Ardern says she will reform New Zealand’s gun laws in the wake of the shootings.

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