New Zealand took 3 days to ban assault rifles. Here’s how long it took the US to react after recent mass shootings
CNNCNN — When a killer gunned down 50 people this month at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, it took lawmakers there 72 hours to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. What’s changed since: In November 2017, Massachusetts became the first state to ban bump stocks after the Las Vegas mass shooting. The new law raised the state’s minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21; required a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases; banned the sale or possession of bump stocks; and allowed law enforcement officers to ask the court to temporarily prohibit someone from possessing or buying firearms. And while the Sandy Hook gunman had no criminal background and got access to guns through his mother, the shooting renewed calls for Congress to require universal background checks for gun sales. The bill didn’t strengthen background checks, but instead incentivized state and federal authorities to report more data to the database How long it took: The Fix NICS Act became law n March 2018, four months after the Sutherland Springs shooting.
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