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1997 Justice Thorp completes an inquiry in to gun laws in New Zealand. He recommends a ban on semi-automatic weapons. He recommends a ban on semi-automatic weapons. His other recommendations include reducing the licence period to 3-5 years, limiting the number of guns an individual can own, and that all restricted weapons be permanently disabled.
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On March 15, 2019, a lone gunman entered two separate mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch and carried out two consecutive mass shootings, killing a total of 51 people and injuring 40 more.
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The following is the text of the statement from the New Zealand government on what the changes to the country's gun laws will mean: 1. What semi-automatic firearms will be affected by the ban.
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This is New Zealand's second set of gun reforms after weak firearm laws were identified as a key reason why a suspected white supremacist was able to own semi-automatic weapons used in the March.
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By Rachel Schraer. BBC Reality Check. New Zealand has said it will reform its gun laws after 50 people were killed in a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch. In 2016 New Zealand Police.
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Immediate action to prevent stock-piling. Military style semi-automatics and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand under stronger new gun laws announced today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. "On 15 March our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to.
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The number of reported stolen firearms has been going down, from 821 in 2019 to 551 in 2020 and 490 in 2021, though there are reports of guns being imported into New Zealand. Did the buyback work?
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New Zealand tightened its gun laws on Thursday with a registry that it had promised after a gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year in the country's worst peace-time mass shooting.
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The ban does not include semi-automatic .22 caliber or smaller guns that hold up to 10 rounds or semi-automatic and pump-action shotguns with non-detachable magazines that hold up to five rounds.
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New Zealand banning semi-automatic, assault rifles after mosque shootings. At the time, gun-control activists and survivors demanded a similar ban on assault-style military weapons. More than six.
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Summary of changes. The Arms Act requires a Registry to be established on 24 June 2023, which will record and track licence holders' possession of arms items. These provisions were introduced in 2020 to strengthen the control and regulation of firearms to address concerns about a lack of oversight of the number, type and location of firearms.
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Gun control: New Zealand shows the way. The Pacific nation has introduced swift and sweeping reforms of gun laws following the mass shooting in Christchurch in March - a move that highlights the continuing lack of action to tackle gun violence in the United States. 'One of New Zealand's darkest days,' was how the country's Prime.
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The gun laws of New Zealand are contained in the Arms Act 1983 statute, which includes multiple amendments including those that were passed subsequent to the 1990 Aramoana massacre and the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. Nearly 300,000 licensed firearm owners own and use New Zealand's estimated 1.5 million firearms.
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Our New Zealand-based team is available to help you register your firearms and answer general enquiries from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Freephone: 0800 844 431. For more information, go to firearmssafetyauthority.govt.nz.
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The new law helps to reduce firearm-related crime by targeting possession, use, or carriage of firearms by people whose actions and behaviours demonstrate risk. "In the hands of the wrong people, firearms are a major contributing factor in a range of serious crimes. It's also clear that there are responsible firearms owners whose possession.
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Further gun law changes came in 2020. These included the establishment of a firearms registry and a reduction in the length of firearms licences for first time licence holders and people whose licences had expired or been revoked. The legislation also put in place a regulatory framework for shooting clubs and ranges, which needed to apply to.