New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern urges locals to surrender their semi-automatic weapons
Jacinda Ardern is encouraging Kiwis to give up and surrender their semi-automatic weapons via a voluntary amnesty while the government works on making changes to its gun laws.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that NZ will be tightening its gun laws in the wake of the deadly mass shooting which took place in two mosques in Christchurch leaving around 50 people dead.
Jacinda Ardern is encouraging Kiwis to give up and surrender their semi-automatic weapons via a voluntary amnesty while the government works on making changes to its gun laws, reports Daily Mail. Ardern shared with reporters on Monday, "To make our community safer, the time to act is now." These changes follow alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant's rampage where he used five guns including two semiautomatic rifles, a lever-action firearm, and two shotguns and stormed into two mosques killing worshippers inside.