More than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities in New Zealand, as part of a buyback scheme that was introduced after the Christchurch mass shooting.
As of Sunday, a total of 10,242 firearms had been handed in to police since the gun buyback kicked off on July 13, and another 1,269 had been handed in under amnesty, meaning people are able to anonymously hand in firearms with no questions asked -- even if they don't have a valid firearms license, New Zealand Police said in a statement Monday.New Zealand has tightened its gun laws after a white nationalist allegedly opened fire at two Christchurch mosques on March 15, killing 51 people.
New Zealand PM: 'Our gun laws will change' 01:22Read MoreUnder the buyback scheme which was brought into law in June and launched on July 13, gun owners have until December 20 to hand in semi-automatics, parts that convert firearms into semi-automatics, magazines over a certain capacity, and some shotguns. Gun owners are compensated, with each weapon allocated a pre-determined set price. The buyback scheme is expected to cost up to $200 million.
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