Christchurch mosque shootings: US politicians and celebrities react to New Zealand's swift automatic firearm ban

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's swift decision to ban military-style guns in the immediate aftermath of the country's worst massacre has put the spotlight back on the US. Just days after a terrorist opened fire and killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, Ms Ardern announced New Zealand "will ban all military-style semiautomatic weapons". An immediate sales ban also went into effect to prevent stockpiling as new laws were rushed through parliament to impose a complete ban on the weapons, according to the Prime Minister. "The attacker on 15 March took a significant number of lives using primarily two guns," Ms Ardern said on Thursday. "They were assault rifles, and they were purchased legally on an A-category gun licence, the standard licence held by gun owners in New Zealand. "Every semiautomatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned." Ms Ardern was largely praised for the decision within New Zealand and Australia, but many people turned to the US — where contentious debate over gun control remains unresolved despite frequent mass killings — for a reaction. And there was no shortage of that. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders praised Ms Ardern on Twitter for taking immediate action following the tragedy. "This is what real action to stop gun violence looks like," Mr Sanders posted. "We must follow New Zealand's lead, take on the NRA and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States." All those praising New Zealand for gun control and banning semi-autos...feel free to move to New Zealand! Bye! This is the United States of America and we still believe in the Second Amendment.— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) March 19, 2019[1] Sandy Hook happened 6 years ago and we can’t even get the Senate to hold a vote on

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