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More than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities in New Zealand as part of the government’s gun buyback program launched last month in response to the March mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch.
The initiative, which kicked off on July 13 and will last for three months, allows owners of semiautomatic weapons and parts banned following the Christchurch attack to exchange them for money. More than 250 gun collection events have been planned around the country.
A total of 10,242 firearms had been turned over to police as of Sunday and another 1,269 had been handed in under an amnesty that’s part of the program, New Zealand police said in a statement. (Under the amnesty, gun owners can surrender their firearms with no questions from police about when or how they acquired the now-banned weapons ― even if they don’t have a license for them!)
All in all the number of weapons turned in surprised officials since they estimated there were only about 8500 assault rifles in the country!
More than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities in New Zealand as part of the government’s gun buyback program launched last month in response to the March mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch.
The initiative, which kicked off on July 13 and will last for three months, allows owners of semiautomatic weapons and parts banned following the Christchurch attack to exchange them for money. More than 250 gun collection events have been planned around the country.
A total of 10,242 firearms had been turned over to police as of Sunday and another 1,269 had been handed in under an amnesty that’s part of the program, New Zealand police said in a statement. (Under the amnesty, gun owners can surrender their firearms with no questions from police about when or how they acquired the now-banned weapons ― even if they don’t have a license for them!)
All in all the number of weapons turned in surprised officials since they estimated there were only about 8500 assault rifles in the country!
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