New Zealand votes for gun law changes after Christchurch attack

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News ID: 37706
Publish Date: 13:36 - 10 April 2019
TEHRAN, Apr 10 - All but one member of New Zealand’s parliament voted on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after deadly shooting attacks on two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people.

New Zealand votes for gun law changes after Christchurch attackTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The gun reform bill, which passed 119-1 after its final reading in parliament, must now receive royal assent from the governor general before it becomes law.

Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with 50 murder charges after the attack on two mosques on March 15.

Source: Reuters

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