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    Default Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    https://www.news24.com/World/News/ne...in-us-20190321

    New Zealand imposed an immediate ban on assault weapons on Thursday, taking swift action in response to the Christchurch massacre and triggering renewed calls from leading American politicians for curbs in the United States.
    New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said assault rifles and military-style semi-automatic weapons would be banned with immediate effect, making good on a pledge to ensure that nothing like last week's slaughter of 50 people ever occurs in the Pacific nation again.
    The killings by an Australian white supremacist have caused national soul-searching over New Zealand's lax gun laws.
    But the tough crackdown promises to have political repercussions beyond the country's shores, including in the United States where gun control is one of the most divisive political issues.


    "In short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country," Ardern said.
    She added that high-capacity magazines and devices similar to bump stocks – which allow users to fire weapons faster – will also be banned.
    Proponents of gun control in the United States and around the world praised the move and denounced the US pro-gun lobby on social media, while American gun supporters defended their constitutional right to bear arms.
    'Follow NZ's lead'
    "This is what real action to stop gun violence looks like," Democratic US Senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders tweeted.
    "We must follow New Zealand's lead, take on the NRA (National Rifle Association) and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States."
    High-profile Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez contrasted the swift ban with US failure to enact even modest controls following recurring deadly shootings such as the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, in which 20 children and six school staff died.
    "Sandy Hook happened 6 years ago and we can't even get the Senate to hold a vote on universal background checks," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
    "Christchurch happened, and within days New Zealand acted to get weapons of war out of the consumer market. This is what leadership looks like."

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    Here's the link to their police website going into a little more detail.
    https://www.police.govt.nz/advice/fi...anges-firearms

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    This is Bad news.

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    To date there have been about 1000 "submissions" to hand in firearms to the NZ police. Most of them just shit posting from NZ and overseas hahaha. Apparently the police are "frustrated".

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    https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-ze...tic-weaponsNew Zealand Parliament votes to ban semi-automatic weaponsWELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military style weapons, less than a month after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch left 50 people dead and dozens wounded.A bill outlawing most automatic and semi-automatic weapons and banning components that modify existing weapons was passed by a vote of 119 to 1 in the House of Representatives after an accelerated process of debate and public submission.The bill needs only the approval of New Zealand's governor general, a formality, before becoming law on Friday.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke emotionally during the bill's final reading of the traumatic injuries suffered by victims of the March 15 attacks, whom she visited in Christchurch Hospital after the shootings."I struggle to recall any single gunshot wounds," Ardern said. "In every case they spoke of multiple injuries, multiple debilitating injuries that deemed it impossible for them to recover in days, let alone weeks. They will carry disabilities for a lifetime, and that's before you consider the psychological impact. We are here for them.""I could not fathom how weapons that could cause such destruction and large-scale death could be obtained legally in this country," she said.A 28-year-old Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, has been charged in the attacks.Ardern, who has won international praise for her compassion and leadership since the shootings, was able to win rare bi-partisan support for a bill that makes it illegal to own a military-style semi-automatic rifle. The only dissenting voice was from the libertarian ACT Party, which has one lawmaker in Parliament.The law includes a buy-back scheme under which owners of outlawed weapons can surrender them to police in return for compensation based on the weapon's age and condition.Anyone who retains such a weapon after the law formally passes on Friday faces a penalty of up to five years in prison. Some exemptions have been allowed for heirloom weapons held by collectors or for professional pest control.Ardern said lawmakers had a responsibility to act on behalf of victims of the shootings."We are ultimately here because 50 people died and they do not have a voice," she said. "We in this house are their voice. Today we can use that voice wisely.""We are here just 26 days after the most devastating terrorist attacks created the darkest of days in New Zealand's history," she said. "We are here as an almost entirely united Parliament. There have been very few occasions when I have seen Parliament come together in this way and I cannot imagine circumstances where that is more necessary than it is now."Ardern said that there was some opposition from firearms owners, but that the response to the proposed legislation was overwhelmingly positive."My question here is simple," she said. "You either believe that here in New Zealand these weapons have a place or you do not. If you believe, like us, that they do not, you should be able to believe we can move swiftly. "An argument about process is an argument to do nothing."

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    Someone has to stand up against this ludicrous intentions of that government.Next they will ban all type of firearms.
    Then we will be back in the dark ages where everyone was helpless against the destructive actions of the tyrannical governance of that time.
    We need to unite all over the world against this agression and over reacting against innocent and law abiding citizens.Doing nothing will not prevent
    the rapid spread of the intended oppressive legislation to other countries worldwide.Mark my words,it will surely be attempted.GOSA?What if you guys get into dialogue with NHRA?
    We cannot just keep our mouths shut and let it be.Next we will be in the same boat as will all other countries over the world.

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    The gun grabbing has begun!

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    old proverb:

    The wolf attacks and kills a sheep in the herd with his teeth.

    The sheep have a meeting and determine that teeth are dangerous and order all sheep
    to pull out all of their teeth for the herds own safety.

    Next week the wolf returns and kills another sheep in the herd with his teeth.

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    Default Re: Article: "New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US"

    Several people are reporting instances of police arriving unannounced for impromptu security inspections.

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