The Bandidos, the King Cobras, the Headhunters, Black Power and the Mongrel Mob have all turned up, en-masse. READ MORE:* Full coverage: Christchurch terror attacks* Gang members to stand guard at mosque* Mongrel Mob boss says he wants to leave gang behind* The end of our innocenceI do not doubt their expressed empathy, sorrow and grief is genuine. Gang members comprise 0.1 per cent of the population, but 15 per cent of all general firearms charges. Forty four per cent of identified gang members had been convicted for firearms offences, as of 2016. One gun control legal reform that would help the wider cause would be to slap Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs) on gangs.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2019 16:00 UTC