RE: On the Christchurch Shooting | When Self Defense Is ‘Not a Valid Reason’
He is wrong. And you are wrong.
We are not Americans - we don't need to arm ourselves against the fear you would instill in us. We are stronger than that.
There was no gun at the second mosque. It was an EFTPOS machine.
America is full of guns. Look at how many killings happen there every day.
We don't have a gun culture here and look how many killings we have every day.
This was not just an attack on Muslims, that was an attack on New Zealanders, all of us by a foreign terrorist.
The authorities are trying to get the video off the internet because it is abhorrent, and the families should not have to deal with the fact that people around the world are watching their families members being killed - for macabre entertainment.
Look at how this country deals with an act of terrorism. Not with hate, not will calls for revenge.
The government has not sold its soul to the gun lobby, and so they are free to act and enact law changes that are supported by the majority of the country.
We don't need guns to solve our problems. We need the rest of the world to wake up and realize that they are being stupid by perpetuating the cycle of hatred and violence.