Adopting Birkland’s concept of the “focusing event,” we examined the five mass shootings in New Zealand (NZ) over the last 50 years to identify the elements of mass shootings that may make policy change more likely. Only the 2019 mass shooting in Christchurch has resulted in substantial,...
ATTEMPTS TO STRENGTHEN New Zealand’s gun-control laws have failed in parliament four times over the past 20 years. That was before a white supremacist laid siege to two mosques in the city of Christchurch on March 15th, killing 50 people. This week a bill to ban the kind of high-powere...
Gun control * Never again 枪支管制* 让悲剧不再上演 --- New Zealand’s parliament bans semi-automatic rifles 新西兰议会宣布禁持半自动 Attempts to strengthen New Zealand’s gun-control laws have failed in parliament four times over the past 20 years. That was before a white supremacist laid...
In his column, he basically admitted his side was wrong about gun control. Then, in 2013, I wrote about a column by Justin Cronin in the New York Times. He self-identified as a liberal, but explained how real-world events have led him to become a supporter of private gun ownership. ...
A British writer residing in New Zealand who prefers not to be named told Xinhua that he was surprised at the easy access to semi-automatics in the country, saying that gun control laws should be stricter."There is no valid reason to own fully- or semi-automatic weapons in New Zealand,"...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's governor general has formally signed into effect sweeping gun laws outlawing military style weapons, less than a month after a man used such guns to kill 50 people and wound dozens at two mosques in Christchu
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This paper attempts to extend three leading schools of thought on the nature of Canadian and American political differences to other countries with a common English heritage, namely Australia and New Zealand. In so doing it will use the political-culture surrounding gun regulation and gun ownership...
There is an ongoing debate on gun control in several countries. The debate is focused on the conservatives’ presumption that an armed population is safer, while at the same time others – more level-headed – claim that arming the citizens, as Trump and Bolsonaro are trying to do, is irre...