March 19, 2024

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New Zealanders Voluntarily Handing In Semi-Automatic Weapons For Destruction After ‘Terror Attack’

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As New Zealand reels from Friday’s Christchurch mosque attack that left 50 dead and 50 wounded, Kiwis have started voluntarily surrendering their legally-owned semiautomatic firearms for destruction ahead of reforms promised over the next several days, according to New Zealand news outlet Stuff.

The reports of citizens disarming themselves come amid a Monday announcement by Prime minister Jacinda Ardern that several “in principle decisions” on gun control have been made by Cabinet ministers, and has praised residents who have surrendered their guns to police.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

 

“Within 10 days of this horrific act of terrorism we will have announced reforms that I think will make New Zealanders safer,” said Ardern, who donned a headscarf this weekend while visiting stricken Muslim communities.

John Hart, who has been a sheep and beef farmer for 15 years, said he took his semi-automatic weapon into Masterton police station on Monday as he “couldn’t in all conscience” keep the rifle after seeing the loss of life in Christchurch. –Stuff

Until today I was one of the New Zealanders who owned a semi-automatic rifle. On the farm they are a useful tool in some circumstances, but my convenience doesn’t outweigh the risk of misuse,” tweeted Hart.

“Since the events on Friday I had been thinking a lot about the firearms we have here on the farm… They [semi-automatic weapons] are not critical, not if the trade off is loss of life,” said Hart – who said he used his rifle for occasional pest control, but that he doesn’t need semi-automatic weapons on his farm.

While it can be useful “to have a second or third shot”, that is “a minor inconvenience” compared to using a safer bolt-action rifle for the same jobs, he added.

Official police figures show that nearly 7,000 New Zealanders are legally allowed to own semi-automatic weapons. Police have advised those who wish to turn theirs in first call their local police station or arms officer for advice on safely transporting them for destruction.

“Walking up the long courtyard to the Masterton police station, towards a stone-faced policewoman guarding the door holding an AR15 at the ready, while I’m carrying a rifle (in its case) was, let’s say, a puckering experience,” said Hart.

Another Twitter user, @SirWB, wrote that he has “reflected and reserved my thoughts,” before making “one of the easiest decisions I have ever made” to voluntarily disarm after owning a firearm for more than three decades.

Following the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre in which 35 people were killed, Australia banned guns via the National Firearms Agreement, which resulted in confiscation of between 650,000 and 1 million firearms from private citizens.

2007 study by researchers Jeanine Baker and Samara McPhedran found that “when compared with observed values, firearm suicide was the only parameter the [National Firearms Agreement] may have influenced, although societal factors could also have influenced observed changes.”

The following year, Wang-Sheng Lee and Sandy Suardi with the University of Melbourne concluded that “there is little evidence to suggest that [the National Firearms Agreement] had any significant effects on firearm homicides.” Additionally, “the evidence so far suggests that in the Australian context, the high expenditure incurred to fund the 1996 gun buyback has not translated into any tangible reductions in terms of firearm deaths.” -Newstalk1130

But in the wake of a mass shooting, apparently all it takes to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy (or gal) who’s given up their ability to defend themselves and their family.

Source: http://www.renegadetribune.com/new-zealanders-voluntarily-handing-in-semi-automatic-weapons-for-destruction-after-terror-attack/


4 thoughts on “New Zealanders Voluntarily Handing In Semi-Automatic Weapons For Destruction After ‘Terror Attack’

  1. In regards to paragraph 11 of this article, “Following the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre….etc.”, the Australian government did not ban guns, as stated (and as so many people in other countries believe). Only certain types of firearms were banned and even pistol shooters, such as myself are allowed to own a number of pistols up to .38/.357 cal. and even higher calibres for muzzleloaders.

    Pistols used vary in size and type, from revolvers to semi-automatics (self-loading). Providing you’re in a pistol club and you shoot on a regular basis, your standard pistol licence requirements are covered. One may also apply for a Special Commissioner’s Permit to own and use .45 cal., .44 magnum as used in Western Action, Metalic Silhouette and service matches.

    I recently saw figures (from the US) that showed the number of deaths from suicides, accidents and homicides over there that were far outweighed by the potential number of lives saved by people who were armed and were able to either prevent an attack or stop it in its tracks. This is something that the MSM won’t tell us about.

    1. With all the garbage coming out of our political folk that is promoting their agenda of gun control for whatever reason, it would be positive to analyse this shooting for what it is worth. The Government have the facilities to do this but truth is not a solution to State perogatives.
      Therefore we will have to leave it to the private investigators to assimilate some truth on this, so called, massacre. Was it a massacre or not is the question and the many questions it leaves is problematic.
      Either way the State has decided and any truth will be hung out to dry.

    2. Hi Frank,
      Your last paragraph summed it all up.
      Our governments ignore these stats as they are part of the World Order change and dis-arming of the people is part of this agenda. It’s all dramatised to get the mobs fear under control. We need to protect ourselves; is not that our evolution.

  2. It’s been one hell of an event !!
    Only that the show is still running.
    Some of us need more than 15 minutes of fame – obviously.
    I must say that the New Zealand PM is a natural.

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