How refreshing: New Zealand will ban all military style weapons, effective immediately.

[triron]

Link to tweet

What a sane move!

[AllaN01Bear]

1. eggscllent . git r done .

[Hoyt]

2. Ignorant white wing gun-strokers here would go berserk.

[Aristus]

5. They're already berserk.

[Shell_Seas]

7. Too late. I read the comment sections on Facebook regarding this...

The NRA taking points are alive and well. So is using Breitbart and Fox as sources.

[MontanaMama]

3. I love NZ.

Began traveling there for work in 2013 and I keep going back....it’s a magical place and near and dear to my heart. Lovely people.

[John Fante]

4. No 2A horseshit in New Zealand.

One of the many anchors preventing this nation from reaching greatness.

[hack89]

8. Assault weapon bans are perfectly legal and consitutional in America

the 2A is not the problem. Lack of broad, strong public support is.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. there is broad, strong public support

There is lots of money keeping puppets in office. See Moscow Mitch and the Russiapublicans.

One year after 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, most Americans on all sides of the issue say they are frustrated by the national debate over guns and gun policy.

As they have for a few years now, a majority of Americans want gun laws to be made more strict, but they don't expect Washington to make significant changes to gun policy.

[ ... ]

2019-02-13
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-policy-public-opinion-a-year-after-parkland-shooting/

[hack89]

10. Not for AWBs

A bare majority per your link is not sufficient. I live in a progressive blue state with tough gun laws and low levels of gun violence. Supporters can't get an AWB passed here no matter how hard they try.

[tclambert]

6. Quick, NRA, send a task force to explain "thoughts and prayers" to them.

[EX500rider]

11. But if they don't include semi-auto pistols it may not help much..

...the next crazy person can just pack 4 loaded Glocks with 17 round mags and a bunch of spares for reloads.

Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and wounded 17 with just 2 pistols at Va Tech.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_shooting