Posted September 24, 2019 8:56 am by Comments

By Cam Edwards

At the United Nations on Monday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a conversation with Donald Trump that included a discussion about her country’s ban on semi-automatic firearms and it’s ongoing attempts to purchase banned weapons. I’ve seen a lot of headlines about Trump supposedly showing interest in the compensated confiscation program, but I don’t think “interest” in this case is a synonym for “support”. I’d be pretty interested to talk with Jacinda Ardern about her gun ban, but I wouldn’t ever support it.

“It was a conversation around our buyback and obviously the work that we have done to remove military-style semi-automatics weapons and assault rifles,” Ardern said.

“We had a conversation around what had happened in New Zealand, how it worked, and I referenced the fact that actually Australia had gone through a similar process and we really learned from them. It was really just sharing our experience, which obviously is pretty unique.”

Even in New Zealand, the push for gun control has started to run up against opposition. After near unanimous majorities approved the semi-auto ban and compensated confiscation program, Ardern’s demand for a gun registry and other restrictions are …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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