New Zealanders Hand In More Than 50,000 Weapons As The Country’s Buyback Program Ends

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/21/790466492/new-zealanders-hand-in-more-than-50-000-weapons-as-the-countrys-buyback-program-?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

A gun is prepared for use in a bullet trap as part of a demonstration during a firearm buy-back collection event on July 4 in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Pacific nation’s months-long program ended this week with questionable success. A ban on most semi-automatic and military-style rifles also took effect across the country.

(Image credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

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December 21, 2019 at 02:52PM

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