New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. Brazil
d. Norway
Details:
- New Zealand has decided to overhaul gun laws in the country in the backdrop of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
- It is estimated that there are about 1.2-1.5 million guns in New Zealand which has a population of about 5 million people.
- There were no official data about the number of assault rifles in circulation and there are roughly 13,500 military-style semi-automatic weapons in New Zealand.
About the Christchurch Mosque Shootings:
- Christchurch mosque shootings refer to two consecutive terrorist attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019.
- The first attack was at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 pm and the second one was at the Linwood Islamic Centre at about 1:55 pm.
- The attacks were linked to white supremacism and alt-right extremism movements.
- New Zealand police are investigating a manifesto, the 28-year-old suspect allegedly wrote and posted on social media shortly before the shooting began.
- This manifesto espouses far-right and white nationalistic views, specifically targeting Muslims and immigrants and praises mass murderers Dylann Roof, who attacked a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, and Anders Breivik, who killed dozens of young people at a summer camp for Norway's left-leaning political party.
Question:
Q. Prime Minister of which country has announced a ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines after the recent terror attacks?a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. Brazil
d. Norway
