It’s a watershed moment for gun control in New Zealand, but there are no quick fixes
3/18/19
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from CNN,
3/18/19:
In the wake of last Friday’s attacks in Christchurch in which 50 people were killed, New Zealand faces a defining moment on the availability of guns in society.
Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has pledged tough measures to limit their circulation — but in a country with a strong hunting tradition, where there is roughly one gun for every four people, it will be no easy path.
As Arden herself said at the weekend, there have been unsuccessful attempts to tighten gun control in the past — in 2005, 2012 and again two years ago. For previous governments, it has not been a priority — because while having relatively high gun ownership, New Zealand has until now had relatively few gun-related deaths.
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