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Mass mosque shootings shock New Zealand
Hot Air.com ^ | March 15, 2019 | JAZZ SHAW

Posted on 03/15/2019 11:44:59 AM PDT by Kaslin

We’re all waking up to some shocking headlines coming out of New Zealand. One man is in custody, with as many as three other people having been detained for questioning in what is by far the worst mass shooting seen on the islands in modern history. Reports vary, but 49 people are said to have been killed and at least twenty others injured in two separate mosques while people were attending prayers sometime after one in the afternoon. (NY Post)

The man who livestreamed himself slaughtering at least 49 worshipers in a New Zealand mosque has been identified as a 28-year-old personal trainer from Australia who described himself as a “regular white man.”

Brenton Tarrant identified himself online before unleashing his rampage, posting several photos on a since-deleted Twitter account of what appear to be assault rifle magazines and a link to a lengthy manifesto, The Guardian reported.

He worked at the Big River Gym in the northern New South Wales city of Grafton since finishing high school in 2009 until 2011, when he decided to travel across Europe and Asia, gym manager Tracey Gray told abc.net.au.

He financed his trips with money he made from Bitcoin and cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, she said.

Like many lunatics in the modern era, Brenton Tarrant left behind a lengthy “manifesto” explaining that he was a “regular white guy” and how he really had it out for Muslims in his community. The larger shooting at the first mosque was livestreamed on social media.

This guy worked as a personal trainer at a gym and none of his colleagues or his employer said they had any inkling that he might be up to something like this. But they did note that Tarrant had taken several years off from work after making a substantial amount of money off Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The owner of the gym points out that he traveled to Europe, but also to North Korea and that something about him “must have changed” over the course of his travels.

Sounds to me like he was radicalized, but in the opposite way that we normally think of. He apparently returned from his world travels with a hatred for Muslims and an agenda to take matters into his own hands.

It’s worth noting that New Zealand has gun control laws in place and there is no equivalent of the Second Amendment there. Police control the issuance of various levels of permits on a “may issue” basis. They can approve or deny permits at their sole discretion based on whether or not the applicant is considered a “person of good character” and doesn’t have a history of criminal activity, mental illness or other disqualifying factors. Of New Zealand’s roughly five million residents, approximately 250,000 have gun permits.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: brentontarrant; christchurchshooting
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To: TexasRepublic

Poland


61 posted on 03/15/2019 3:51:33 PM PDT by youngidiot (Admiral Mike Rogers is a hero.)
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To: RightGeek

Whites are told to shut up and sit down in there own country by their traitor politicians who are aiding and abetting the enemy. Is it any surprise that this happened


62 posted on 03/15/2019 4:11:02 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: Kaslin
Christians are the most persecuted group on the planet but you would never know it watching globalist, liberal network news.

Where's the outrage when Muslims butcher Christians, which is a regular occurrence? Oh that's right, they are simply following the edicts of their demonic book and false prophet when they butcher the 'infidel".

Any nation that imports Muslims is committing suicide! If you want a preview of what's coming to America - look at Lebanon before and after Christians were run out. Look at Nigeria where Christians are butchered, raped and enslaved by the likes of Boko Haram and other Muslims on a regular basis. Today, imported Muslims are terrorizing the natives of Britain, France, Sweden and other European nations - and it's getting worst.

Islam is demonic. It is not compatible with democracy and it is anathema to the Christian world view.

63 posted on 03/15/2019 4:15:26 PM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: Kaslin; naturalman1975; NFHale; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA

Somehow Trump’s fault.

And thank you very much “NZ First” a so called “populist” and “nationalist” and “social conservative” party for putting this gun-grabbing liberal Labour bitch in as PM.


64 posted on 03/15/2019 10:32:57 PM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

I’m surprised the whole “halal” thing is acceptable to Western libs; like kosher food preparation, I’d think young dopey libs would find the preparation of meat problematic (it isn’t painless to the animal). I have no issue with it, but I’m not a young dopey lib.

The whites that are the economic backbones of Western countries know they are getting screwed; these responses are inevitable as long as the native-born citizens see their elected officials working for the “replacements” instead of their lawful constituents.

I couldn’t imagine being a black American and watching Dem leaders basically turn their backs on you while kowtowing to your Hispanic replacements.


65 posted on 03/16/2019 5:09:18 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: JesusIsLord

As people understand this more clearly, expect more of these reactions beyond words and voting - they accomplish nothing.


66 posted on 03/16/2019 5:10:36 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: TexasRepublic

The government castes in Western countries have decided the answer to their negative birthrates is to just import Third Worlders to govern instead.

New Zealand has natural barriers to protect it from Islam - and its elites decided to simply bring them in anyway. Westerners in New Zealand should be desperately trying to attract the whites from South Africa and Zimbabwe instead.


67 posted on 03/16/2019 5:13:08 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Kaslin

The movement to restore the empire will flow from the margin to the center


68 posted on 03/16/2019 5:13:11 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: kearnyirish2

Islamic = Paki


69 posted on 03/16/2019 5:14:28 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: Kaslin

So, the first thing the prime minister in New Zealand does is put on a burka and go hug some Muslims, while talking about plowing ahead to take away everyone’s guns, as right now no one will stop her. The Left’s idea of problem solved.


70 posted on 03/17/2019 8:32:34 AM PDT by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (CW2.0 coming soon to a town near you)
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