Topic: New Zealanders hand over guns to government
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #88,817
New Zealanders have started handing over their semi-automatic weapons as part of a buyback scheme following a ban after the Christchurch attacks.
Gun reforms were enacted after a gunman shot dead 51 people at two mosques in March.
Saturday's handover in Christchurch was the first of more than 250 collections to be held across the country.
More than NZ$433,600 (£230,000) was paid in compensation to 169 firearms owners, who handed in 224 weapons.
The weapons were then destroyed.
"Police recognise that this is a big change for the law-abiding firearms community and we are hearing really positive feedback from people as they come through today that they are finding the process works well for them," regional police commander Mike Johnson said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48973511Gun reforms were enacted after a gunman shot dead 51 people at two mosques in March.
Saturday's handover in Christchurch was the first of more than 250 collections to be held across the country.
More than NZ$433,600 (£230,000) was paid in compensation to 169 firearms owners, who handed in 224 weapons.
The weapons were then destroyed.
"Police recognise that this is a big change for the law-abiding firearms community and we are hearing really positive feedback from people as they come through today that they are finding the process works well for them," regional police commander Mike Johnson said.
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #1,015,444
Pretty soon only criminals will have guns and everyone will be much safer
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 50 seconds later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,445
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,447
You don't really need guns. Look at what Muslims have done with trucks and boxcutters ?
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,453
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,455
@1,015,447 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Really, white people are lacking creativity when it comes to terrorism.
Really, white people are lacking creativity when it comes to terrorism.
Bilbo !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 seconds later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,456
terri !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,491
@1,015,455 (D)
well, how do you commit an act of terror and show off your second favorite hobby at the same time otherwise
i guess it could work with c a rs too
well, how do you commit an act of terror and show off your second favorite hobby at the same time otherwise
i guess it could work with c a rs too
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,497
@1,015,444 (B)
@1,015,445 (A)
Australia had a similar buyback in the 1990s, yet the country hasn't been taken over by gun-wielding criminals.
Farmers will still be armed with shotguns, and police and military will still have access to automatic firearms and assault weaponry.
@1,015,445 (A)
Australia had a similar buyback in the 1990s, yet the country hasn't been taken over by gun-wielding criminals.
Farmers will still be armed with shotguns, and police and military will still have access to automatic firearms and assault weaponry.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,515
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 26 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,522
@1,015,497 (G)
Yeah its not that hard to get a gun license here yet canada isn't rampant with gun violence
Yeah its not that hard to get a gun license here yet canada isn't rampant with gun violence
Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,555
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Oh Really????
Canada’s rate of gun-related homicides rose last year to the highest since 1992, boosting the overall rate of deadly incidents to almost a decade high.
There were 266 firearm homicides in 2017, an increase of 43 from the prior year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday from Ottawa. The ratio of 0.72 events per 100,000 people climbed 18 percent last year.
The figures come in the same week Toronto police reported the 90th homicide of the year, a record. High-profile shootings in other cities like Ottawa and Vancouver have become a criminal justice issue ahead of a federal election next year, with the Liberal government being pressured by the opposition Conservatives to fight guns and gangs.
Oh Really????
Canada’s rate of gun-related homicides rose last year to the highest since 1992, boosting the overall rate of deadly incidents to almost a decade high.
There were 266 firearm homicides in 2017, an increase of 43 from the prior year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday from Ottawa. The ratio of 0.72 events per 100,000 people climbed 18 percent last year.
The figures come in the same week Toronto police reported the 90th homicide of the year, a record. High-profile shootings in other cities like Ottawa and Vancouver have become a criminal justice issue ahead of a federal election next year, with the Liberal government being pressured by the opposition Conservatives to fight guns and gangs.
Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 33 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,563
@previous (H)
> There were 266 firearm homicides in 2017
Not exactly a hotbed of gun violence, then. Those would be low numbers for some US cities.
> There were 266 firearm homicides in 2017
Not exactly a hotbed of gun violence, then. Those would be low numbers for some US cities.
Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,567
Ananthanarayanan M R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,568
@previous (H)
... It's like 4.5 firearm homicides per 100k in the us and 0.6 firearm homicides per 100k in Canada
... It's like 4.5 firearm homicides per 100k in the us and 0.6 firearm homicides per 100k in Canada
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,569
Violence is a symptom of hierarchical instability, you can try to make it harder for the violence to occur and that's smart but it ain't smart to think it's going to fix it.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 7 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,667
@1,015,567 (H)
Thats 0.72 gun homicides per 100k in canada (2.1 gun deaths per 100k people the same year)
And 4.6 gun homicides per 100k in the us (12 gun deaths per 100k people the same year)
Sauce:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/us-gun-deaths-levels-cdc-2017
Math 101 yourself
Thats 0.72 gun homicides per 100k in canada (2.1 gun deaths per 100k people the same year)
And 4.6 gun homicides per 100k in the us (12 gun deaths per 100k people the same year)
Sauce:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/us-gun-deaths-levels-cdc-2017
Math 101 yourself
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terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,674
Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,702
@1,015,567 (H)
You might want to English 101 and re-read the part where I'm saying Canada's numbers are comparable with US cities. Canada's number of gun homicides is about on par with a single US city like Houston or Baltimore.
You might want to English 101 and re-read the part where I'm saying Canada's numbers are comparable with US cities. Canada's number of gun homicides is about on par with a single US city like Houston or Baltimore.