New Zealand bans almost all automatic and semi-automatic guns—only one politician votes against
Just 26 days after the worst mass killing in New Zealand’s history, the country’s Parliament passed legislation putting tough restrictions on the possession of firearms.
A policewoman stands guard outside the Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the scenes of the country’s worst ever terrorist attack, on March 21. The parliament has passed a gun law reform measure that would ban the use of military-style semiautomatics . Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images Possession of prohibited firearms could now mean a prison term of up to five years.
The bill is expected to receive its Royal Assent, which rubber stamps legislation, on Thursday and take effect by the following day, four weeks to the Friday that saw 50 people killed and dozens of others injured after a gunman targeted two mosques in the South Island city of Christchurch. The government will buy back banned weapons in a scheme that it said could cost as much as $NZ200 million .
New Zealand Deerstalkers Association spokesperson Bill O'Leary said:"People who are law-abiding gun owners have actually felt that they were coming under a degree and criticism.
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