New Zealand announces immediate ban on all assault weapons
By: Theresa Braine, New York Daily News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Less than a week after the massacre that took 50 lives at two Christchurch mosques and shattered untold others, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has banned all assault weapons from the country.
“On 15 March our history changed forever,” Ardern said in a statement on Thursday. “Now, our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place.”
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On Monday, just 72 hours after what she immediately dubbed a “terrorism act,” the Cabinet had agreed to overhaul the law, the prime minister said.
