Jacinda Ardern

Now that you've seen it, now that you've heard it, what will you do about it? We are here just 26 days after the most devastating of terrorist attacks in New Zealand's history. When I visited the hospitals and the victims, None of them had just one gunshot wound. In every case, they spoke of multiple injuries, multiple debilitating injuries.

I could not fathom how weapons that could cause such destruction and large-scale death could have been obtained legally in this country.

I could not fathom how weapons that could cause such destruction and large-scale death could have been obtained legally in this country.

I could not fathom how weapons that could cause such destruction and large-scale death could have been obtained legally in this country.

In my mind, one of the beautiful things about New Zealand and New Zealand is such a pragmatic people. And every time you see crisis in New Zealand, whether or not it's a weather event or in this case, that alongside the care and support you see the community provide, there's that, now what can we do? And that is reflected then in an expectation of leaders. What will you do?

In my mind, one of the beautiful things about New Zealand and New Zealand is such a pragmatic people. And every time you see crisis in New Zealand, whether or not it's a weather event or in this case, that alongside the care and support you see the community provide, there's that, now what can we do? And that is reflected then in an expectation of leaders. What will you do?

In my mind, one of the beautiful things about New Zealand and New Zealand is such a pragmatic people. And every time you see crisis in New Zealand, whether or not it's a weather event or in this case, that alongside the care and support you see the community provide, there's that, now what can we do? And that is reflected then in an expectation of leaders. What will you do?

And there were two things. One was, well, first of all, we know that he was able to take the lives of so many because he had access to military-style semi-automatic weapons, particularly AR-15s. And then it begs the question, well, How was he able to get access to those? And the answer was legally.

And there were two things. One was, well, first of all, we know that he was able to take the lives of so many because he had access to military-style semi-automatic weapons, particularly AR-15s. And then it begs the question, well, How was he able to get access to those? And the answer was legally.

And there were two things. One was, well, first of all, we know that he was able to take the lives of so many because he had access to military-style semi-automatic weapons, particularly AR-15s. And then it begs the question, well, How was he able to get access to those? And the answer was legally.

And I remember in that briefing, which was only the day after the shooting when I received that briefing and was told he legally obtained those weapons, you know, my immediate instinct was, well, that can't stand. And I had that strong sense that even though I had to consult with other members of Parliament to get their support, I just had a sense that New Zealanders would want that to change.

And I remember in that briefing, which was only the day after the shooting when I received that briefing and was told he legally obtained those weapons, you know, my immediate instinct was, well, that can't stand. And I had that strong sense that even though I had to consult with other members of Parliament to get their support, I just had a sense that New Zealanders would want that to change.

And I remember in that briefing, which was only the day after the shooting when I received that briefing and was told he legally obtained those weapons, you know, my immediate instinct was, well, that can't stand. And I had that strong sense that even though I had to consult with other members of Parliament to get their support, I just had a sense that New Zealanders would want that to change.

And so when I went down to... But he wasn't even from New Zealand. He wasn't. He was from Australia. And there's a range of things that make things a bit easy when you're from the closeness of our relationship. But he was able to legally obtain those weapons.

And so when I went down to... But he wasn't even from New Zealand. He wasn't. He was from Australia. And there's a range of things that make things a bit easy when you're from the closeness of our relationship. But he was able to legally obtain those weapons.

And so when I went down to... But he wasn't even from New Zealand. He wasn't. He was from Australia. And there's a range of things that make things a bit easy when you're from the closeness of our relationship. But he was able to legally obtain those weapons.

And I think that was a shock to New Zealanders that you could so easily access weapons that were able to take the lives of so many so quickly.

And I think that was a shock to New Zealanders that you could so easily access weapons that were able to take the lives of so many so quickly.

And I think that was a shock to New Zealanders that you could so easily access weapons that were able to take the lives of so many so quickly.

Nobody had. Just the range of injuries and the scale of injuries. And so I just instinctively knew, and I think MPs knew, that New Zealanders would be behind them. And they were. When they cast the vote, 119 of 120 members of parliament supported the banning of military-style semi-automatic weapons in New Zealand. And so when we passed that law, we bought them back.