Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is immediately banning assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and “military style semi-automatic rifles” like the weapons used in last Friday’s attacks on two Christchurch mosques.
Ardern announced the ban Thursday and said it would be followed by legislation to be introduced next month. She said the man arrested in the attacks had purchased his weapons legally and enhanced their capacity by using 30-round magazines “done easily through a simple online purchase.”An imam says he’s expecting thousands of people at an emotional Friday prayer service a week after an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Fouda expects 3,000 to 4,000 people, including many from abroad. He said members of the Linwood mosque, where the gunman killed seven people, also would attend the joint prayer.He says mosque workers have been feverishly working to repair the destruction from the attack. They will bury the blood-soaked carpet.
davidfsmiranda Poor things won't be able to protect themselves, their have to call the police for help,who will show up and protect them with....a gun..oh my the poor people.
Good for them!
JohnBlizzardxo This is a real story which should be talked about constantly not the narrative currently being driven by TeddiMellencamp
taking weapons from the hands of law abiding citizens makes them more vulnerable. it’s common sense. i wish NZ well- on my bucket list. those who’d say the a-hole who did the crime was law abiding— the second he leveled a weapon against innocents, he became an insane criminal.
they better stand up and not allow this
Good for them. How hard was that?
C_Parent13 Thank god we have a Constitution!
The government is in panic mood and summarily punishing lawful constituents because of someone's guilt. I didn't know NZ is a dictatorship. And I don't believe criminals will be constrained to abide by lawful requirements from now on.
I, too, am not fond of plain citizens arming themselves with high end military type assault rifles. However, the manner this ban is being formulated and implemented don't go well with democratic processes. And they're confiscating unjustly otherwise legal properties.
Now that’s how it’s done
NK has made its citizens less safe from terrorist nutcases, including those in government. Among the 1st things repressive regimes do when they gain power are curtail freedom of speech & ban/strictly regulate guns, especially those that one could use to defend against 'gestapos.'
Breaking: New Zealand did exactly what the terrorists was wanting them to do. Terrorist 1 New Zealand 0
Wonder how she is planning on getting those guns from the bad guys or terrorist in her country ?
We tried this in America. It didn’t decrease violence.
And all criminals immediately stopped using them, selling them, etc because that would break the law.
KTLA Of course blame a object controlled by people another law on paper good luck with that fools!!!
BingChen realDonaldTrump Are you paying attention
Over-reaction. They must not have a constitution like the United States. New Zealand already has a low murder rate.
Except for criminals and cops. The rest of you are at the mercy of both👍
Crazy
Define assault rifle. 🤦🏻♂️
We should follow suit Trumps achilles heel..!
KTLA The scariest thing to me is how people speak to one another these days. Especially on social media!
Idiot. Nothing will change, only those that wish to do harm will have them now.
Prompt and decisive action that's what is needed in these instances. Bravo to the PM of New Zealand. The President of the USA should take a leaf out of her book and learn how to deal with guns and gun crime in the USA.
So ... not a ban? 'Ardern says there will be “tightly regulated” exemptions for some owners such as hunters and farmers.'
denverpost and that is what a DICTATOR sounds like
Reactionary.
I'm sure all the criminals are eager to follow the law and turn their guns in.
It turns out that a woman leader has more back bone in making decisions that protects her people than men!Shame on our politicians for being weak & lacking the moral compass to make the necessary decision to save our children and the general public from constant carnage from gun!
Since the first thing you do when someone commits a horrible crime is punish everyone else... sounds about right...
newzealandreallycares
Absurd.
We need to do the same
AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle after the company that invented it in the 1950s not assault rifle. 🤷🏻♂️
Stay clear! It is not the gun but the holder! Remember accidents happen but evil lurks, controls, and kills using cars, knives, words, and yes guns too. Help, us get straight, clearly the mind wins with help and left alone well then platforms start to blame and nothing changes.
Heavy Military weapons are automatic , not semi automatic .does she think we should carry muskets?
You mean the scary black guns because none of those labels are accurate.
KTLA yeah well let’s not forget it was training day..for the whole fuckin police department...no response 30/40 minutes thank god it wasn’t an emergency...
Just like that!
DorothyLucey Bravo NZ! 🙏All World leaders need to follow suit...NOW!
Fear kills quicker than swords
That's how you take charge USA
Ummm the guy wasn't even from there, right?
I see white male gun fetishists are really triggered
And then, all the criminals lined up to turn their weapons in. Because, after all, they follow the rules.
Hitler would be proud
Good for them.
👀👀 uh oh
Wasn’t this all stopped by an armed citizen in NZ 🤔
KTLA Sucks for them. Come to America where we have rights, freedom, and the greatest document ever written: the US Consitution.
The whole world needs to learn from great Ardern and NZ.
Seems like a perfectly logical and appropriate response.
Assault weapons should be banned. Only military and law enforcement should have access to them.
KTLA Well that does then. There will be no more hate or crazies.
Can’t wait to see if banning these weapons works better than thoughts and prayers. I’m sure our Republican leaders are paying close attention as well. 🙄 Seriously, we need this kind of leadership in the US—leaders who aren’t all talk but actually want to protect their citizens!
What about the carrot peelers?
denverpost Imagine reacting to a tragedy
This is true leadership.
Now that is what a leader looks like.
'military style' sounds super duper scary.
Wish them the best, but I can sssure you, we, the people that run our United States government will never fall into that trap.
KTLAMorningNews You mean on all religious churches, right?
MiroCollas Will anyone obey it?
Someone made New Zealand great again. 💪🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Complete knee jerk reaction by politicians and the government over stepping their authority. Taking away your guns is the first step of making you a loyal drone of the state.
No definition of what an “assault weapon” is. How do you legally ban something with no definition?
Wow. What an eye opener. NZ stayed strong and proved a nation of real human values having humble law makers. NZ stood high and taught a very good lesson to the insensitive U.S law makers. Kudos to all parliamentarians and good humanitarians who made this happen. Hats off!!
All because the government felt to impose its superiority over its people.
That was fast
Common sense gun policies are not impossible. All it takes is some political will.
Hey realDonaldTrump, you see this? Oh wait. You’re too busy watching Fox News. 🙄
The beginning of the end for New Zealand. 😔
And just like that, ramped through the legislation, just like those who were arrested for looking at the video or wrote unsupportive stuff about Muslims online. New Zealand now has Sharia law.
again an other country trolling America
I’m sure the criminals will obey that law, since I’m pretty sure that mass killings are already against the law. 🤦♀️
She must be a Socialist or Democrat. The same thing.
Assault rifles haven't been legal there for like ever.. Or am I missing something? And I'm sure laws will stop evil people, like always...👌
tms007 Subjects of a monarchy.
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The common denominator here is “people”. Can we ban those?
KTLA New Zealand will become a cesspool.
And that’s why our forefathers wrote the 2 amendment!
So glad for the second amendment, to prevent 1 elected person from removing all law abiding people's guns because of a crazy person.
And trucks?
Hey GOP and realDonaldTrump see how easy it is. One mass shooting and the guns are banned. You are all just NRA lap dogs begging for their money.
KTLA Once they take them away don’t ever expect to get them back and be ready for them to continue to take more rights away from you now
It is that simple.
Yes, it's dat stupid brudda.
TheDaleJackson all you Beta and Bernie supporters can just move there now
A country the size of Colorado with just under 5 mil subjects.
Brava!
dfbscb 6 days after the terrorist attack! We have had how many terrorist massacres and can't get a decent background check. Good for NZ. Country and citizens first.
Wow what a true fucking leader 🙌🏻
Looking at all those Americans worshipping their second amendment as if the framers envisioned giving anyone semi-automatic assault rifles. Such an embarrassment. Flag waving gun worshippers would sellout their country and children for the NRA.
👏👏👏 ok now do the US
Brilliant! THIS is leadership. THIS is how you protect the citizens of your country. Learn from this realDonaldTrump POTUS
Just like that.
denverpost Stupid.
Leadership!!!
denverpost So does that mean all the criminals are going to adhere to this? Only a foolish and mentally retarded nation punishes law abiding citizens by others actions
denverpost That place is too beautiful for assault rifles
Hmmmm , maybe our next president should be a woman.
LASeoulGuy People scare me with their idea that un-arming society is somehow safer. Murderers will still get their hands on weapons, victims will be rendered helpless
So you say you don’t want to give the shooter infamy, but then you go and give into one of his manifesto demands?
KTLA and WHY IS THIS SSOOOO DIFFICULT FOR AMERICA ?!!!!!
Soooo ... a national emergency resulted in banning assault weapons. Gotchya.
WBTV_News Wow look at all of these idiots here that like that kind of government control.
Funny how all these Americans, not all, have something negative to say about what our pm has said or done when you have absolutely no idea about our country and the decent morals of most of our citizens. You can shove it up your.....
That one is good, Those weapons are meant for war and they must be used by armed forces only. Civilization use small arms like pistols
So the person operating the inanimate object wasn't the problem, it was the object?
Six days. It took six days.
Can all Democrats go and live there
KTLA That won’t change anything.
It's amazing how some societies can be shocked into immediate action by such tragedies, and that some societies cannot (despite a steady stream opportunities to do so). Twenty Seven words written in 1789 seems to have numbed the minds of so many.
Of course. That was the whole point of the FalseFlag. Disarm & surveil the people, & seize control. The world learned a lot from 9/11. The greatest power grab in recent history has happened since then. Wake up, world! Truth PlayedLikeFiddles ForProfit NZMosqueShooting MAGA
She doesn't have that power - they have a constitution too.
And just like that..They gave up thier rights and will no longer have control over what rights will be taken next.its sad to watch a country give birth to a dictatorship.
...symbolism...
Let's ban cars and alcohol think how many people could be saved. Lib logic
Can’t wait to visit New Zealand!
Smart.
I don’t know a “ban” yet that has stopped a killer
This is what civilized societies do. They protect their people.
TimMcNiff1 Wow
Wish America could follow suit
Bravo
Okay....are you gonna confiscate them up or will people release them voluntarily? 🤔
You mean thoughts and prayers weren’t enough?
Thankfully, our country has a constitution to protect against knee jerk legislation. 2ndAmendment FormOverFunction
Good luck with that!!!!!
What is an assault rifle? Is it a bolt action rifle? A muzzle loader? A lever action? A pump action? Just curious because all of the above types of rifles can be used to assault someone but then again a frying pan can be used to assault someone as well.
Thank god the US has a Constitution to protect us from dictatorship type rule of law like this.
Great job America
Wow, a real leader. Must be nice.
This is what happens when your government works for the people instead of being compromised.
2A:
This will never happen in the US. The 3% of the population who own 90% of the guns along with the NRA and corrupt politicians, are holding us hostage.
Wow, NZ and even Fortnite have a better response time to overpowered weapons in the population. Catch up, USA. Don't let the extremist 'wannabe cop-killers' that pretend they're 'hunters' scare you off.
Americans, white American men in particular, will never give up their semi autos and assault rifles in a country that was stolen in blood. Not without relentless bloodshed. The NZ/US comparison is apples and peanuts.
True leader!
Sad, it won’t fix mental illness and mass attacks.
Must be nice
I love all these people who just blindly believe the headline. Their parliament still has to pass it, of which they only agreed in principle to it. And since they have many gun laws they really don’t enforce (like background checks), tightening them won’t really work.
Good thing we have a Constitution!
Guns themselves don’t kill ppl
Yea punish law abiding citizens, that makes sense. LiberalLogic
Congratulations New Zealand on carrying out the killers explicitly stated agenda.
So...every non-breach loading rifle? 'Military style' is such blatant hypocritical propaganda. Every rifle had some sort of military use. Adios Kiwis. Enjoy your anti-speech and anti-resistance laws.
2nd Amendment 💪🏽
Real question: the government in New Zealand is such that they can do this, with no input from the population? If they can do that, what can’t they do? The US government might be slow, but the people get a say...
God Bless America
Smart. Nice!
Good.
Watch closely, patriots!
What would New Zealand do if their southern border was invaded by Australians?
THIS is sensible leadership. And putting people over politics.
Controlled Trolls are activated at maximum levels.
A globalist wet dream. Thank God we have that wonderful second amendment that other countries don't have.
The horrific tragedy is beyond wrenching. I’m also sorry to the law abiding citizens and hunters, who may use these tools to defend and sustain themselves. Ths shouldn’t be used as a path to extinguish rights. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND MENTAL HEALTH! People will kill any way possible
How do you ban unregistered/illegal or “undocumented” rifles? Criminals don’t obey the law, usually obtain their guns illegally.
Surrender.
Week late!
How many more mass shootings have we had in the United States and NO ACTION. NeverAgain GunControlNow
realDonaldTrump No thoughts and prayers in New Zealand . Just Actions. See that Trump
We don't need any gun though.
See how's it done Trump 🙄
Criminals will never commit gun crimes ever again! Not with all this sucker-taking-away! 🍭
Geez, the things you can do when your elected officials aren’t shamelessly owned by the NRA.
How does this genius figure to get the illegal ones off the street?
That is how it should be done. 👏👏
Bad move... a disarmed populace are not free, they are slaves at the whim of the State.
It's scary to think a government can do this. Thank God (and our Founding Fathers) for the Second Amendment!
Who Cares....
Not gonna happen, snowflakes.
1️⃣was enough.
merica🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
grwaterfestiva1 I love this woman..
The U.S. government has murdered hundreds of thousands of Muslims, yet I see no calls for the US military to be abolished.
KTLA How long before 45 starts calling her names?
.✨💥✨ America NEEDS A TRUE Leader Like PrimeMinister jacindaardern !!! SheTakesAction !!! HerPeopleComeFirst !!! AllLivesMatter !!! NewZealand ChristchurchAftermath UnlikeTrump !!! FAILED Leadership!!! TrumpDoesntCARE !!!
This makes me happy even though I don't live in New Zealand.
This is why we have a 2nd amendment.
There is several large caravans forming in Honduras
TimothyS This is a really poorly written article and headline. I’m not sure what you mean by ‘immediate ban’ if the legislation hasn’t even been introduced yet. Introduced to what? The government to vote on?
Must say, she is one of a rare handful of leaders that are competent and can connect deeply with the people. Amazing woman
Dictator in 10 years. Calling it
A court recently allowed the Sandy Hook Parents lawsuit against gun industry to move forward. A crack in the wall...
At least they did something! Meanwhile we're over here in the US nearly 20 years after Columbine like...
Isnt murder 'banned' also?
If only the US would do the same!
She just made it easier for a lunatic to commit a crime. How sad!
Nice so only criminals will have guns..good job
I don't understand what a ban is going to help the people that had the guns didn't get them legally anyway no more help anythingyou just take away guns from law-abiding citizens the attack was probably a false flag to do just that
here is the logic: gun attack - ban guns, vehicle attack - ban vehicles, knife attack - (be preemptive) ban all utensils, snow ball attack - ban ... snow ... good luck
America look, listen and learn how to run a dam government SenateDems senatemajldr republicans HouseDemocrats HouseGOP
And..... This will NOT stop anything.. A killer will always find a way..
And jus like that— poof— they are gone. GunControl
saladinMY Murricunts can't relate
All that, in addition to the thought and prayers!
Criminals in NZ are cheering right now.
Glad I’m not in New Zealand
Nothing like an absolute overreaction. Yikes
Okay, this is impressive, but did they even TRY thoughts and prayers!?
realDonaldTrump
USA too weak/stupid to even discuss changes to the 2A.
it’s the worst thing you can do. When you’re grieving you’re told not to make big decisions or changes because they’re emotion based
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That was quick.
K Now you will have Handguns with 30+ round mags instead of AR15s and I guess they forgot he used a shotgun at first. But either way if he used a pistol or Ar the damage would've been the same.
Finally, common sense prevails! 😁
Criminals are lining up to turn over their weapons?
Thank God for the 2A!
Look a government leader working for her citizens. Haven't seen that for three years here.
Queue the witty passive aggressive tweets towards gun reform in America in 3...2...
OUTSTANDING!! American politicians TAKE NOTE!!! courage sensibility MFOL
KTLA They need to ban politicians.
Modern slavers
That would affect all law abiding citizens. Now, what about the undesirable, you think they would follow the law? I would rather have the law abiding folks armed to the teeth so they can protect themselves.
KTLA Wtg a leader with a backbone finally
This is good leadership and a balanced approach to gun violence. The most important thing is changing the hearts of those who think about mass shooting. Jesus is the answer!
it just took a leader, a woman, we need one
True leader. We had 1st graders massacred in a classroom and all we got was thoughts/prayers and Alex Jones🥺🥺
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