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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand will ban military-style semiautomatics and assault rifles, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday, just six days after attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that left 50 people dead.
“On 15 March our history changed forever. Now, our laws will, too,” Ardern said. “We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place.”
She also announced a buyback scheme to encourage people who own such weapons to surrender them.
The admitted gunman who attacked the Al Noor and Linwood mosques here Friday used AR-15 weapons in the worst mass shooting New Zealand has ever seen.
As the country continues to face the aftermath of the unprecedented tragedy, on Wednesday, 16-year-old Hamza Mustafa and his father, Khaled Mustafa, who had arrived in New Zealand only a few months ago after escaping the war in Syria, were laid to rest, becoming the first victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks to be buried.