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New Zealand PM announces ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles
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| UPDATED ON: MARCH 20, 2019 / 10:56 PM / CBS NEWS
Posted on 03/20/2019 11:49:37 PM PDT by Lazamataz
Edited on 03/21/2019 7:46:07 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday all assault weapons and "military-style automatic weapons" would be banned in the wake of last week's mosque shootings in Christchurch that left 50 people dead. Ardern said she expects the new law to be in place by April 11 and buy-back programs will be put in place for banned weapons.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; communists; newzealand
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To: Monterrosa-24; Tennessee Nana
I think I have found the main problem...
Under New Zealand law, some lawful, proper, and sufficient purpose is needed to use, discharge or carry any firearm, airgun, or similar weapon. The person carrying, using, or discharging the weapon is obliged to prove the purpose was lawful, proper, and sufficient. This requirement applies even if the person can legally possess the weapon. Exactly what constitutes a lawful, proper, and sufficient purpose is not defined in legislation and must be proven on a case by case basis. Hunting game, pest control and agricultural uses, sports, collection, and theatrics are all normally acceptable purposes but personal protection and self-defence are not.
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:11:27 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: pepsionice
if there was a threat....they hunted it down.
HMMMmmm...
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:13:36 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Elsie
Come to America!
It might be a bit more dangerous; but my assault-style weapon gives me an ability to reach out and touch someone from quite a distance.
Also, the little thing tucked under my shirt might be helpful at church or Walmart someday.
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:20:01 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
So wahat do NZers do to protect themselves from tyrants who declare that you may no longer prtect yourself from them?
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I looked her up on wiki, and she apparently has a daughter, so my thesis is right out the window. Is that HER daughter or "her" daughter? BTW, wiki as a source? I don't believe word on wiki. The same wiki removed the original founder of Greenpeace as being the founder because he called AOC batshit crazy.
Wiki isn't to be trusted as a source. Anyone can edit/manipulate it.
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:32:23 AM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: Elsie
The PM is from a Mormon family,,,shes a Romney-like politician...gun grabbing, progressive idiot...
To: Lazamataz; marktwain
From the killer's own manifesto...*
"I could have chosen any weapons or means. A TATP filled rental van. Household flour, a method of dispersion and an ignition source.A ballpeen hammer and a wooden shield.Gas,fire,vehicular attacks,plane attacks, any means were available. I had the will and I had the resources.I chose firearms for the affect it would have on social discourse, the extra media coverage they would provide and the affect it could have on the politics of United states and thereby the political situation of the world.
The politicians are handing the killer a win.
(*from an article above, posted by Mark Twain.)
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:43:54 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: facedown
Sick of hearing about this story. Why is the media so interested in a story not in the United States? This should have been a 1-hour story and thats it.
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:47:35 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: napscoordinator
Farewell, New Zealand. We hardly knew ye.
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posted on
03/21/2019 5:54:48 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
(My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
To: Lazamataz
Hey!
Anybody want an undefended Island inhabited exclusively by white chicks?
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posted on
03/21/2019 6:09:23 AM PDT
by
The Toll
To: Lazamataz; All
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posted on
03/21/2019 6:36:00 AM PDT
by
old-ager
(anti-new-ager)
To: Lazamataz; All
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posted on
03/21/2019 6:37:55 AM PDT
by
old-ager
(anti-new-ager)
To: Lazamataz
So through the act of an Australian, NZ citizens are now criminals in their own homes for having done no crime.
To: Lazamataz
Yes, in the face of terrorism, its always best to disarm.
To: Lazamataz
NewZealand is a beautiful land, and the Kiwis that I met when vacationing there were wonderful.
I’m not sure how the scum of humanity keeps rising to the political top in western countries ... Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Donald J. Trump being exceptions.
To: steelyourfaith
> Im not sure how the scum of humanity keeps rising to the political top in western countries
Because they want power and will do and say anything to get it. You knew some of them in HS.
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posted on
03/21/2019 7:46:21 AM PDT
by
old-ager
(anti-new-ager)
To: Elsie
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posted on
03/21/2019 8:19:43 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: CitizenUSA
The people supporting gun confiscation want safety and peace. So do we! But lets be clear, you wont have peace and security when all of your good men and women are essentially defenseless. Rights like borders belong to those that defend them.
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posted on
03/21/2019 10:52:23 AM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
To: Secret Agent Man
I guess Id be a one man revolt.The real Crocodile Dundee on the left stood up and died for his trouble, they took the guns anyway.
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posted on
03/21/2019 11:05:20 AM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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