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New Zealand advice to biden on Extremist Gun Violence

Afterย theย latestย massย shootingย inย theย Unitedย States,ย Presidentย Joeย Bidenย soughtย counselย fromย Newย Zealandย Primeย Ministerย Jacindaย Ardernย onย Tuesday,ย butย theย Whiteย Houseย alsoย admittedย itsย limitationsย onย gunย controlย inย comparisonย toย itsย closeย 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…