New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says they will ban all types of semi‑automatic weapons used in the Christchurch attacks.
The country's gun laws have been in the spotlight since a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques last Friday.
She promised changes to her country's gun laws
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 21, 2019
And she delivered.
Defending the ban, NZ PM @jacindaardern said: "It's about all of us, it's about safety and to prevent an act of terror happening in our country ever again." https://t.co/v2NAqrEKMg pic.twitter.com/5Ev8ULzJxu
Ardern said she expected new legislation to be in place by 11 April.
She said a buy‑back scheme would be set up for banned weapons, and that measures would be imposed to prevent a run on buying before the law comes in.
Source: BBC
