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Effective ban on semi-automatic firearms survives reform

Effective ban on semi-automatic firearms survives reform

Update: 2025-11-11
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New Zealand's effective ban on military-style semi-automatic firearms has survived the coalition's overhaul of the Arms Act. The government has been rewriting the country's gun laws, as part of National's coalition agreement with the ACT Party. Fears the reforms might liberalise access to semi-automatic guns - used in the March 15 terror attacks - have not materialised. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.
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Effective ban on semi-automatic firearms survives reform

Effective ban on semi-automatic firearms survives reform