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New Zealand to ban semi-automatic weapons

BBC World Service - Newsday, New Zealand to ban semi-automatic weapons

The measure is to come into effect next month

The Prime Minister of New Zealand has confirmed that the sale or use of semi-automatic rifles will be banned in the country.following last week’s deadly mosque shootings in Christchurch.

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