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New Zealand advice to biden on Extremist Gun Violence

After the latest mass shooting in the United States, President Joe Biden sought counsel from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday, but the White House also admitted its limitations on gun control in comparison to its close friends. Biden mentioned the 51 people killed in horrific shootings targeting Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, during his meeting with Ardern in the Oval Office. Following the carnage, New Zealand banned military-style rifles and implemented a successful gun buy-back programme. Biden’s statements “We need your advice,” Biden added, alluding to a “global effort to confront violence and extremism online,” as well as the broader US-New Zealand alliance. “I’d like to collaborate with you on that, ” he continued. Biden said there was a “awful lot of pain” and that “much of it is preventable” when he visited the Texas town, Uvalde on…