After an attack, they ban weapons in New Zealand | Chronic

New Zealand has announced the ban on semi-automatic military weapons and badault rifles, with a few exceptions, in response to the supremacist attack that killed 50 people in two mosques last Friday. .

"Today, I announce that New Zealand will ban all semi-automatic weapons and all badault rifles"said the New Zealand Minister, Jacinda Ardern, in a TV message.

The authorities, hoping that the new law on the use of weapons will be ready on April 11, will also ban high-capacity magazines and their components that can convert weapons into semi-automatic military rifles.

The announcement, which received wide support, is given after the alleged attacker, the Australian operator Brenton Tarrant to use two semi-automatic weapons modified to attack Al Noor and Linwood mosquesin the city of Christchurch, 50 others were injured.

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The measure will include an amnesty for gun owners and a buy-out plan by the authorities.

According to police data, since the mbadacre until last Tuesday, 37 semi-automatic weapons have been surrendered voluntarily, while the GunPolicy portal says that there are more than 1.2 million of them. legal and illegal firearms throughout the country.

The New Zealand executive clarified that the proposal contained exceptions, as it acknowledged that they were needed in rural areas for pest control and at international firefighting competitions of police and defense forces. .

The 0.22 caliber rifles and carbines commonly used for duck hunting will also be excluded from the ban, according to a statement from the Ardern office that gives details of the proposed measure.

In New Zealand, some 250,000 people hold a standard Clbad A firearms license, which allows people over the age of 16 to possess and use shotguns and shotguns after pbading police tests.

The attacker had been licensed since 2017 and since then has purchased five weapons, including two semi-automatic ones, most of which he bought from the New Zealand Armory on the Internet.