Don't know if its all semi-automatic weapons (e.g. lots of regular hunting rifles, pistols are semi-automatic) or just specifically the military styled ones. I've not read of any big uproars in NZ but it does seem strange to me that law abiding citizens are giving up their "privilege" (vs. "right" in the US) to own semi-automatic weapons so willingly.
Just a different way of thought and upbringing. Not saying good or bad, just saying it is interesting and how different it would be if it happened here.
New Zealand gun ban is not the answer to stop mass shootings | TheHill
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It has prompted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to announce her plan for a sweeping ban on all semiautomatic and “military style” firearms across her country.
This is the kind of dramatic action that gun control advocates will often demand in other countries that experience mass shootings, including here in America. Assuming the proposal by Ardern becomes law, New Zealand would declare private ownership of semiautomatic weapons to be illegal, mandate a buyback program, prohibit high capacity magazines, eliminate firearms conversion kits, and block future sales of such firearms.
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