Ocasio-Cortez Praises New Zealand's Weapons Ban
Newsweek ^ | March 21, 2019 | Shane Croucher
Posted on 3/21/2019, 2:05:03 PM by 2ndDivisionVet
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised the leadership shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the issue of gun control in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings by a white supremacist.
Ardern announced that, as a result of the far-right terror attack which left 50 people dead and dozens more injured, some critically, New Zealand will ban a swathe of what she called “military-style” weapons and parts that allow other guns to be converted.
Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat and rising star in the party, drew a comparison with the lack of action on gun control in America after mass shootings, such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre which killed 26, of which there is an epidemic in the country.
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