a little good news story
The baby Pukeko accidentally hit by police on Friday , is doing fine at the bird rescue sanctury.
He has his own room ,
with a mirror

 

Gum law reform has started

Basically all military style seemi auto's
Banned.
All modification pieces and parts banned.
Most guns restricted to 5 shot mags
A few small calibre rifles will be allowed up to 10 shot loading.
That allows for farmers and the likes of rabbit cintrol people etc

A great start.
Shameful it is 12 yresrs late , but we can't change that.

At least it's universal , politically united , no opposition.
That means no one is going to play silly political games for point s scoring.

There is more comming.
Quite a lot more I think

 

Almost everybody is asking how scumbag got his liscence.

It is coming to light that there were some serious shortcomings in the process.
I hope the news hounds and others keep on this
hard.
Those , Any who failed in their job need to he exposed.

It needs to be made very clear that people who fail , or short circuit the system , will be exposed.

Police and others can't hide behind the badge , all saying , we don't know ,
it wasn't me , we didn't know etc

We know he wasn't a fit person ,
and that he should have been noticed ,
and had he been ,

most probably would have had his liscence revoked and guns seized.

Now ,
It is looking like he may never have qualified for a liscence in the first place , had correct procedures been carried out and completed.

If so , it makes for a pretty damning litany of combined failures.

With everything that's been happening around the world ,
even as close as Australia ,
over the last twenty years ,
the old kiwi attitude of she'll be right ,
and don't worry they're just a bunch of misfits ,
should have been eliminated from safety and security type dealings long ago.​

 

This is the actions of a strong leader.

Yes it was a blunder that these new laws weren't enacted years ago, but seriously who would have thought that the peaceful New Zealand would of ever been exposed to the horror we saw last Friday.

There's many leaders around the world that need to show the same bottle and compassion that PM Jacinda Ardern has shown this last week.

All praise to this great politician.

 

So true, hear hear

 

Well now you're going to have to jump through bigger hoops.

 

I guess thats the end of your guns and Freedom as you know it . never waste a chance to take things away from honest people

 

Guns don't guarantee freedom, you dope.

The citizens of New Zealand are amongst the happiest in the world.

No really; it's true.

Top 10:

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Netherlands
6. Switzerland
7. Sweden
8. New Zealand
9. Canada
10. Austria

Seven of my dad's 11 brothers moved to NZ, some then went on to Aus, way back when it was easier for members of the Commonwealth to emigrate within itself. One of them visited, fell in love with that bewitching island nation, and never looked back. The others followed, and did the same.

I don't blame them. NZ is wonderful.

 

First, I just want to thank you for your efforts on this thread. Your updates and insights are really informative.

But also the New Zealand ban on assault weapons is creating kind of a What The Fuck wave over here in the US because New Zealand makes it look so easy. It is making people over here in the US stop and think if New Zealand can ban assault weapons in a week why can't we?

The momentum for gun control over here was already building and the way New Zealand responded to this massacre is giving gun control a big push.

 

All bodies were finally identified by yesterday evening
and available to families

16 buried yesterday I think
and there will be just ongoing , side by side and back to back burials today.
Friday.
1 week on

 

A school head rang around likely affected parents on Sunday , about schools reopeninyg Monday morning and things

Many Muslim mums were afraid to come out to bring their children to school .
A few said they might have to take off their head scarves , if they came out.

Head rang around some more mums

Upshot ,
other mums rang Muslim mums and said we will walk with you
and please don't take your scarves off .

We will wear scarves with you

and they did


We are so lucky in NZ
guns are not a freedom
or any part of it
for civilians
owning them is a privaledge we have to earm and qualify for.
mechine guns are not a necessity for anything
in any way.
98% of us DON'T own any guns.
we DON'T need any guns
we have no use for them
soon we will be a little safer
soon it will be a little easier to keep us safe

The destruction of thousands of machine guns
will only make NZ a better place.

bring it on

 

Hundreds of guns have already been handed in.

As I figured , many will not be bothered by the buy back.
There would have been a lot more , I'm sure , but the police had to give a warning , and make a plea.

Pleas do not just turn up with guns to hand in.
Ring and make arrangements
(when to bring them in or have them collected)

Obviously in the heightened state of alert ,
with armed police on the lookout all over the country ,
they don't want anyone just wandering in with a mechine gun.
So most will be waiting until there is organised dropoff points.


Of course those are all the easy ones to get rid of.
But still they could end up in the wrong hands , one day.

The difficult ones are the reason a buy back has to be.
Then once it is over ,
there is no excuse for possession.

 

Think all local burials (42) were completed yesterday , Friday.
Not known how many are being repatriated , is the reason we can't be sure.

Sadly they had one extra casualty to bury , who was killed in a car accident on the way to help.

A great relief for all , families , friends ,
and the whole comunity.

Now they can get on with grieving , and begin the recovery process in time.

There were still about 25 in Chch hospital.
5 still critical , fighting for their lives ,
and the young girl in Auckland Starship children's , in critical.

 

A couple of extraordinary days in NZ ,
yesterday and today.
Extraordinary shows of support , unity , and forgiveness
country wide , literally.

Extra security measures to.
Access roads to big events blocked or restricted by busses , or huge blocks of comcrete etc.
Normally unarmed police , everywhere , fully armed .

5,000 people evacuated from a very well organiser and protected concert in Wellington last night ,
as a safety precaution.

Police will remain armed on the streets , at full alert , for at least the next month.

We have a long way to go ,
and we've learened some serious lessons ,
and of some serious problems within our society ,
which the vast majority of us either didn't know about ,
or thought they were just isolated incidents or groups , of no real threat.

Well we know better now.

It must not be allowed that we return to that.
I don't believe we will.
I hope that this will not be a short lived awareness ,
with only temporary improvements.
I doubt we will allow or tolerate that.

I'll be doing my best to ensure not.

 

Stand up for your rights New Zealand they are coming for your , personal things. This is how it starts . Stand up now while its early

 

I read yesterday that the scumbag has been moved to NZ's specialty maximum security prison in Auckland.

He's in isolation and being watched around the clock by guards and CCTV.

With no access to the outside world......NO TV, NO radio, NO newspapers and NO approved visitors.

Rotting in hell with only his miserable thoughts to keep him company.

 

When a tragedy like this happens in the United States Republican politicians say the answer is more gun sales.

 

What a sick attitude.