The end of the gun buyback scheme
VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS
The end of the gun buyback was covered by a number of media outlets in New Zealand and internationally.
RNZ: Gun Amnesty: Calls to extend as collection period ends
The pro and the anti-gun lobbies are uniting in calling for an extension to the gun buyback amnesty.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/405890/gun-amnesty-calls-to-extend-as-collection-period-ends
AL JAZEERA: New Zealand to end gun buyback started after mosque shootings
Police say 56,350 weapons had been handed in by Friday morning in a campaign gun-control groups say has been a success.
NEW YORK TIMES: New Zealand ban on most semi-automatic weapons takes effect
The law, passed after the Christchurch massacre in March, outlaws military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles. It will be enforced as a gun buyback and amnesty program ends amid debate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/world/australia/new-zealand-gun-ban.html
WASHINGTON POST: After mosque attacks, New Zealand’s gun buyback runs into an obstacle: gun owners
New Zealanders had until Friday to surrender banned firearms under a mandatory government buyback after the country's deadliest terrorist attack.