Peace, Justice, and Resolution

On March 15, 2019, Brenton Tarrant opened fire on Muslim worshippers in a mosque, killing 51 people, and injuring more. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke about a lack of counter measures that could have prevented this tragedy from happening, and Ardern put in place more intense firearm restrictions, a gun registry, and a ban to "remove military-style semi-automatics from our communities." While the tragedy of those that were practicing their freedom of religion got killed, actions to prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals has gone into effect. I personally believe that stricter regulations on guns and the market in general, is a great way to prevent people with ill-intent the ability to obtain firearms and cause destruction.

Resources: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/13/760460922/new-zealand-moves-to-create-firearm-registry-and-stiffen-penalties-for-gun-crime https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/944102839/new-zealand-finds-intelligence-lapses-leading-to-last-years-mosque-attacks