All but one member of New Zealand's parliament voted on Wednesday to change gun laws to ban semi-automatic weapons.
since the shootings, was able to win rare bi-partisan support for a bill that makes it illegal to own a military-style semi-automatic rifle.
Some exemptions have been allowed for heirloom weapons held by collectors or for professional pest control.He questioned why the measure was being rushed through. At least 40 people are believed to have been killed in shootings at two separate mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Here's what we know about how they unfolded.
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