It seems post mass-shooting gun reform happens fast in a country where the only justification for semi-automatics seems to be that they’re useful for culling deer or goats from a chopper.
Already in NZ…
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Some gun owners have voluntarily handed in their semi-automatic firearms to be destroyed.
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The government has committed to law change within 10 days.
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The leaders of both blue and red teams say change is needed.
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Ebay equivalent Trade Me is removing all listings for semi-automatic guns and parts form its website.
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Hunting & Fishing New Zealand stores have pulled all "military-style" semi-automatic firearms from sale nationwide.
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New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA) says it “hoped the government would not be too extreme in its gun law reform but will cooperate and make proposals so people who have invested money in those firearms are not left out of pocket.”
