This thread is not about gun control, however I am interested to know what the status of gun control is in NZ.
Also I think it will be informative to see what the national and political reaction to gun control will be following this attack.
Great topic for a New Thread.
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Perhaps, once a reaction begins to become visible.
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I went here first this thing this Am:
They have a version of the US NRA it seems:
In March 2009 the New Zealand police bid to reclassify certain types of civilian semi-automatic firearms was overturned by the New Zealand High Court as a result of a legal challenge mounted by the New Zealand National Shooters Association (NSA) president Richard Lincoln.[ citation needed ]
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Sounds like their guns laws can be summarized as “marginally more restrictive than the United States but still pretty unregulated compared to most any other developed country.”
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Seeing this already:
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If conservatives’ response to school shootings is “arm the teachers!” then logically shouldn’t their response to Mosque shootings be “arm the Muslims!”?
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Well that certainly didn’t take too long.
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Official count: 6 days for legislative action:
To me this feels like what a rational and caring society would do in reaction to an attack like this.
What we have in the US feels like what a corrupt and selfish society would do in reaction to an attack like this.
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Here’s the full text of Prime Minister Ardern’s speech.
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