Article from Fox News by Liam Quinn.
Leading Democrats have heaped praise on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after the Kiwi leader announced her country was immediately banning “military-style semi-automatic weapons” after last week’s attack that killed 50 people at two mosques.
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“We will ban all high-capacity magazines. We will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic, or any other type of firearm, into a military-style semi-automatic weapon,” the prime minister said. “In short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., were among the crowd of progressive voices who celebrated Ardern’s announcement, and they also used it as an opportunity to call for stricter gun control in the U.S.
“This is what real action to stop gun violence looks like. We must follow New Zealand’s lead, take on the NRA and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States,” Sanders tweeted.
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But, of course, the NZ PM and folks like Bernie will enjoy bodyguards that will be carrying the ‘instruments of death’ that both abhor. Only for me, not for thee. Is that how it goes, Bernie?
100% correct !!!!
Him & his ilk are Absolute HYPOCRITES …. Those Legions of Lobotomized Lunatic Lemming Lefty Loser’s are pushing their FAR-LEFT AGENDA to a point of CIVIL WAR , but , First they must try to DISARM AMERICA… ** NEWS FLASH ** NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
So very true, the left only wants to control USA citizens and Bernie is a sad person he wants to have his own Cuba.
How about all of those illegal guns that will flood across the open border when the Marxists dis-arm Americans???
HEY BERNIE!!!!
“Gun Control” give politicians CONTROL over the People.
The 2nd Amendment INSURES CONTROL over the politicians!
And THAT is the REASON it was written AND included in the Bill of Rights and WHY it SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!
UNDERMINING THE “RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE” actually is a HANGING OFFENSE!
And I’m in favor of SHINY NEW GALLOWS BEING BUILT ON THE STEPS OF THE US capital Building in DC SPECIFICALLY to REMOVE overbloated EGOS such as yours!
I believe that it was founder Thomas Paine who said/wrote : “It’s the patriot’s duty to protect his country from its government”. And it really needs protection these days.
AMEN to that!
I WILL GO AND WITNESS IT WANT TO MAKE SURE HIS MOUTH AS SHUT UP FOR GOOD
Bernie is a big loser on every thing he speaks about! On healthcare he supports failed systems like Finland. He supports gun grabbing although all the law enforcement agencies do not! Economy-wise Bernie is a flop on every turn. He is an old failed coot that needs to bow out before he blows on the voters money that bought that bull crap!
Pound sand you communist swine.
“The beauty of the second amendment is that it will never be needed until they come for the guns.” – Benjamin Franklin
Can’t wait until the next terrorist attack using a car… Will she be up there banning all cars? Only those holding 5 gal of gasoline that can’t exceed 10 MPH will be allowed… Same exact logic leftists use to ban guns. Problem is, once the population is disarmed, there is no limit to what the gov’t can take away and what rights they can abolish. What did Hitler do first before murdering 6 million?
When will the people finally stand up and enough, you violate the oath you took so why should we follow anything you try to implement, go away maybe one of those countries you idealize
Bernie and the entire left are nothing but useless America loathing trash that need to be removed from the positions that are disgracing our country.
Absolutely Correct.
The Christchurch incident contradicts the claimed failure of gun control. It worked precisely as planned. Government intimidation of good people hoping to protect themselves has prevented most from owning, let alone carrying firearms. And yet, the government’s reaction is GRAB THE GUNS, GRAB THE GUNS!! I’d ask, WHAT GUNS?!! Nobody in that mosque had any. I’d also ask just whom they hope to disarm. These victims already were rendered defenseless by their own misanthropic government.
Seems nations like New Zealand always lean toward tougher restraints of peaceable, lawful citizens. Citizen reaction to this incident was no different than dozens of others before it — NOBODY RETURNED FIRE!! Perish the notion that an entire society of good and polite people, armed to the teeth, might intimidate the very few who use firearms for unwarranted violence. Nations like this gradually are inching back toward royalty, dictatorship and oppression of those who never commit crimes and only wish to be free.
Regarding U.S. firearms, democrat activists have been hoodwinked by Bloomberg’s rhetoric and haven’t read his 2018 data. It reveals gun homicides declined seven percent, firearm injuries declined 10 percent, fatal child shootings (under 18) declined 12 percent and unintentional shootings plummeted 21 percent. Seems they want to change all that.
Someone at the second mosque HAD a gun and returned fire, chasing the shooter off…not a WORD from the PM!
Well, so far, of the roughly 1.5 million guns in NZ, 49 have been turned in.
Bernie: get your hands off our 2nd amendment.
Dear New Zealand patriots ….Pack your bags with your firearms and move to the States where there are no Red Flag infringements (as of yet) and give Bernie the finger on your way here.