WELLINGTON: New Zealand responded quickly to the carnage of mosques by banning semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles on Thursday, reviving calls for gun control in the United States. A buy-back program will be launched for weapons already in circulation, costing between NZ $ 100 million and NZ $ 200 million (up to € 120 million). According to the low estimates, 1.5 million weapons are in circulation in New Zealand, three per 10 inhabitants, less than in the United States (more than one per capita). The attack provoked numerous debates, both in New Zealand and abroad, on access to weapons and the use of social networks by extremists. “That’s what real action to stop gun violence looks like,” said US Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate for the United States.

Source: Pakistan Today March 21, 2019 14:48 UTC