>>>Care to explain why you think you were exempt ?
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>Because we had been. Statistically, NZ has experienced an average of 1.5 murders involving strangers annually, which perhaps gives you an idea of the impact of this event. It appears that angry or disconnected men in NZ are more likely to commit suicide than shoot the place up. So what happened? Just as the 911 terrorists used freedoms of the US against it, this Australian used our cheerful trust for each other against us.
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The fact he's Australian isn't here or there. He's a fool raised on fake news and hatred spreading ultra right wing media.

>>>btw i don't see the need for weapons like the AR 15 freely available to the great unwashed.
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>So? They're actually quite good for hunting and pest control in NZ's primeval bush that hardly exists in more populated places, but we'll manage, or there will be exemptions. And don't forget he also had explosives that he toyed with using mid-atrocity before replenishing ammo and carrying on.

You're joking right or you don't know what you're talking about. An AR15 and its ilk are anything but hunting rifles.