It’s not so much that the law is draconian, it is simply incoherent. When was the last time someone in that country was killed by such a firearm prior to that attack? And it is now coming out that the perpetrator acquired that sort of firearm with a licence that was allegedly given to him without having an interview done by the police as required by law there and that he gave online chat room friends as references.
They are making sure that nobody can shoot back.
This fool has also banned common sense. Marxism rules New Zealand again, aided by stupidity and blindness.