Police officers patrol at a park outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch this week. Last week's mosque shootings and the New Zealand government's rapid gun control response has generated a tsunami of debate in the US, where repeated mass-killings have largely failed to enforce stricter firearm laws. US groups and politicians lobbying for stricter gun laws applauded Ardern's leadership. "Christchurch happened, and within days New Zealand acted to get weapons of war out of the consumer market." "Instead of offering thoughts and prayers, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised action," the Inquirer editorial states.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2019 22:29 UTC