New Zealand Bans Assault Weapons

[The Valkyrie]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-zeala...4fec342b43

Still a developing story.

That was fast!

 The result I expected, from a lucid people who are more interested in the safety of their citizens than with upsetting a few gun nuts.( of which there are very few in New Zealand. ) There is no 'gun lobby' to speak of in NZ. Thank the FSM.

Oz did the same thing in 1996, after the Pt Arthur massacre. We also had a massive buy back of perhaps 'questionable' guns. No questions asked. The government spent around $200 million of OUR money. I was never happier with an expense incurred by government. Today it is very difficult to legally own any kind of firearm here.

Currently NZ does not have any significant gun registration laws. Around 80% of all guns are unregistered.

I would love to see the result of anyone even suggesting such a ban in the US.

That's part of the problem. This prick bought the guns legally on one class of licence and then modified them to a level that would require another class of licence to purchase.

NZ is talking about a buy back scheme as well. It's a fair idea. The only ones who should face consequences (lose money) are those who panic bought this type of weapon after the terrorist attack.