‘This is what leadership looks like’: U.S. Democrats rally as New Zealand bans military-style guns

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‘This is what leadership looks like’: U.S. Democrats rally as New Zealand bans military-style guns
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'Turns out you can respond with thoughts and prayers,' said. Rep Brendan Boyle (D-Penn.). 'AND ACTION.'

By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 21 at 10:41 AM New Zealand moved with relative light-speed political urgency to ban military-style semiautomatic weapons in the wake of Friday’s massacre at two Christchurch mosques, sparking a discussion in Washington: If a ban could happen there, could it also happen here?

[New Zealand bans military-style rifles, prime minister says days after mosque attacks that left 50 dead] Sen. Chris Murphy , who became a leading Democrat on proposals for ramped-up gun laws after a gunman killed 26 children and educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in his home state. “See. It’s not that hard,” Murphy wrote on Twitter following the gun law announcement from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Yet, to put the difficulty of similar action in the United States into perspective, there are an estimated 1.5 million guns in New Zealand among 5 million people, the Associated Press reported. There are 393 million in the United States — one for every person and a 67 million surplus.

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