New Zealand tightens gun laws again after mosque attack 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseNew Zealand announced plans for a national firearms register Monday in its second round of gun law reforms following the Christchurch mosque attacks which killed 51 Muslim worshippers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said regulations around who could hold firearm licenses would also be tightened to “stop weapons falling into the wrong hands”. Ardern said the March 15 killings, when a gunman opened fire at two Christchurch mosques as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, had changed attitudes towards gun ownership in New Zealand. Many events have seen people queueing before the doors open, ready to hand in firearms, parts, and ammunition,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 22, 2019 07:41 UTC