World New Zealand: Sweeping ban on semiautomatic weapons takes effect

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New Zealand’s countrywide ban on most semiautomatic weapons has gone into effect.

The ban took effect Saturday after a six-month gun buyback program and amnesty period came to an end, according to The New York Times.

The buyback began as part of a push to stem gun violence following a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch in March that left 51 people dead.

More than 56,000 prohibited firearms had been collected from about 32,000 people through the buyback program, according to Minister of Police Stuart Nash. The ban applied to military-style semiautomatic weapons as well as some gun parts.

Nash noted that it was difficult to determine the buyback program’s success, as officials do not exactly know how many guns are in the country, but he added that New Zealand residents were well aware of the program because of the publicity it had received.


Read more here. (The Hill)
 
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