The end of the gun buyback scheme

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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.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/zealand-gun-buyback-started-mosque-shootings-191220024828608.html

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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-mosque-attacks-new-zealands-gun-buyback-runs-into-an-obstacle-gun-owners/2019/12/20/b4071106-208f-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html

Philippa Yasbek