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New Zealand starts gun buyback program in response to Christchurch mosque shootings

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  1. Octofox
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    Seems like a sound idea. Was proven to work in Australia and NZ is pretty similar to Aus.

    Seems like a sound idea. Was proven to work in Australia and NZ is pretty similar to Aus.

    6 votes
  2. Omnicrola
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    Yes. They did. Because that's how government is supposed to work. They listen to citizens and make try to do what's best for them, not for the fucking NRA.

    The NRA has criticized the New Zealand government's response to the shooting, saying gun control advocates were politicizing the tragedy in order to push through policy changes.

    Yes. They did. Because that's how government is supposed to work. They listen to citizens and make try to do what's best for them, not for the fucking NRA.

    5 votes
  3. Algernon_Asimov
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    Here's some local reporting on the event: New Zealand's first gun buyback event a success, police say Government's first gun buy-back event declared success Police pay nearly half a million...
    3 votes