FOOLS..ABSOLUTE FOOLS

If youre not armed, gov't can do whatever it wants

That line is nothing but a bunch of Sheep being led to the slaughterhouse.

You can take it, from my COLD DEAD HAND!

This is just depressing

Why can the government own guns to protect themselves, but we can't own guns to protect ourselves and our family?

That’s sad no fight in them🤦🏻‍♂️

I live in the USA and I would rather be a outlaw before I give up my AR-15s or my 9mm pistols ... they can Pry it from my cold dead hands but they will not take them while I’m alive

Citizens owned by government.

The only people surrendering their firearms are law abiding citizens! Absolute madness!

Only 19k? I thought they had like a million guns

I call bs on the figures @ almost 1,100 Est per rifle paid out. It’s sad to know that for some that’s the price of their freedom is worth to them.

Thank God that I'm an American.

How do you buy back something that never belonged to you in the first place??

I am a Kiwi and live in rural NZ, the minority elected 'dear leader' does not speak for me! The question is pretty simple one from my position; why do the crimes of a foreign citizen mean that I lose my access to specific firearms?

You just have to reference what happened here in Canada with or gun registry, which ended up costing billions of dollars and was then scrapped. Our own high court ordered all documents, computer as well as hard copies, destroyed.

He was also a ecoanarchrist with chinese communist sympathies. The government gave the killer what he wanted and failed the dead.

Guns are not about hunting it’s about liberty and freedom.

Absolutely disgusting and pathetic.

I’m beginning to believe history repeats,,,,no matter what. It’s sad, people just won’t learn.

You can't buy back something you don't own. You can't give compensation with money that isn't yours.

Enjoy a gun register. Doesn't help prevent crime whatsoever. We have shootings all the time. But you won't see that on the tellie because every country wants Australia to be the role model country in "gun control". The gun register is put in place to simply make it easier for the government to take your firearms off you when they feel it's right. Just means someone behind a computer will know what firearms you own, how many firearms you own and where they're stored. When new bans are passed... Which they will in time. If you have a registered firearm that the authorities are after you can kiss that goodbye. Say goodbye to suppressors, your pump and semi shotguns, your semi rimfires. Have fun having to get a licence to own an air rifle and paintball gun. Enjoy having 5 different classes of firearms licences and have to sit a course for each one... If you're lucky enough to be granted one. You'll follow in Australia's footsteps and you as a licenced law abiding firearm owner will always be seen as the criminal!

It's not a buy back if it's forced that's a confiscation with a small payment

Partying 19k guns as a success is something only politicians can do. Ignoring the fact that these 19k guns are reflecting not even 10% of the overall amount of guns in the country. And not adding a measurable amount of security to anyone.

In what way is this disarming future criminals?? Do you think anyone who wants to commit a crime with their gun is going to line up and hand it over to the authorities? Look at these people! They're like little well-disciplined children! Walking right up with a smile on their face, "Look at me officers! I'm doing the right thing!", thinking they're making their country safer. Most of these people are old guys who have probably been taught to hunt by their father who was taught to hunt by his father. These people are the least likely to commit a mass murder for the sake of some nonsense internet ideology. And yet they're the ones being punished. For something they've never done nor intended to do. Great job, New Zealand. You've just made your citizens sitting ducks.

The bad guys still have there guns if not more lol

So sad

Also the dumb thing is that the criminals won’t even hand them in

I feel like everyone who says "New Zealand banned assault weapons within a week after a mass shooting" should watch this

I don't think it's safe because have some bad guys have illegal guns too!

Stupid rams... Their government has violated all fundamental principles of modern legal state: 1. Inadmissibility of retroactive law. 2. Inadmissibility of coercion to deal (forced sale of guns). 3. Presumption of innocence of legal guns owners. 4. Right to life and home protection, which gives the possession of guns. 5. Principle of personal responsibility instead principle of collective responsibility. My words - for NZ gun right defenders.

19,000 is not many. I've seen more than that at a gun show. That's one smalltown in Texas. The number of guns in the USA is astronomical. A total guessmaybe 200 million. The fact is most people who like guns have a lot of them.

Look just don't destroy them. It makes no sense. Keep them in long term storage. Also 3d printers are far more dangerous. How far will you go?

It’s not the gun it’s the user how about send the military to wipe out these gangs that’s the real problem

This is a disgusting scene to see by free people who did nothing wrong themselves turning in their weapons. They were already stored and saves and if only you know the code they are under your control. Some psychotic racist decides to kill 50 people and that is your fault? You have a license to on the weapon you pass the background check you haven’t done anything wrong and yet you still turn in your guns? That’s just disgusting. I would lose it in a boating accident before I did this.... SMH 🤦🏻‍♂️

Chinese ccp having a field day now in subverting nz!

Did see any ar15 just old bolt actions a shotguns been handed in there I call great way to get rid of guns you didn't wont

They should be great full you don't need all those guns

No guns no gun violence simple as should be international. The only people who need guns are militaries and armed police. Hunting bolt action rifles should be the only exception.