«Breaking News» New Zealanders hand over semi-automatic rifles for destruction following Christchurch shooting

New Zealanders have begun handing over their semi-automatic weapons to be destroyed as new gun control laws are set to be introduced.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised changes to legislation after Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, allegedly shot and killed 50 defenceless worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday.

Farmer and former Green Party candidate John Hart was one of many who handed their semi-automatic rifles in to the police this week.

Farmer and former Green Party candidate John Hart (pictured) was one of many who handed their semi-automatic rifles in to the police

Mr Hart told the New Zealand Herald he wanted to be careful to follow the correct procedure when handing his rifle over to the police

Mr Hart said he used the gun for controlling the number of pests on his farm. Pictured: Guns for sale at Gun City, the store where Brenton Tarrant purchased four weapons

'Until today I was one of the New Zealanders who owned a semi-automatic rifle. On the farm they are a useful tool in some circumstances, but my convenience doesn't outweigh the risk of misuse,' he tweeted on Monday.

'We don't need these in our country. We have [to] make sure it's never again.'

Mr Hart told the New Zealand Herald he wanted to be careful to follow the correct procedure when handing his rifle over to the police.

'I didn't want to just rock up with a rifle. I literally just signed a form and handed it in,' he said.

Mr Hart said he used the gun for controlling the number of pests on his farm.

'Once you accept that these things can be harmful, in the wrong hands, the trade off is a small inconvenience,' he said.

'It's not a big deal not having it anymore. I couldn't, in good conscience, say they shouldn't be around if I still had one.'  

Another gun owner, using the name Fey Hag on Twitter, said she requested her guns be handed in for destruction.

Mr Hart (pictured) said he could not argue for semi-automatic weapons to be banned if he owned one himself

'When my husband died his guns were handed to family holding the requisite licence,' she tweeted.

'[I'm the] daughter of crack-shot, food-hunting parents, I have used guns from the age of nine.' 

Online auction website Trade Me has suspended the selling of semi-automatic weapons after the deadly shootings.

High school students performed a haka at a vigil for those who died in the shootings in Christchurch

Emotional youngsters paid tribute to the victims of both shootings at a a vigil held near Al Noor mosque

TIMELINE OF TERROR: HOW THE CHRISTCHURCH MASSACRE THAT CLAIMED 50 LIVES UNFOLDED

A 28-year-old Australian man entered a mosque in central Christchurch on Friday afternoon and opened fire on people gathered inside the building - killing 50 people and leaving dozens more injured.

This is how the incident unfolded in local New Zealand Time.

1.40pm: First reports of a shooting at a mosque in central Christchurch. 

A man entered the mosque with an automatic weapon and opened fire on people inside. 

2.11pm: Police confirmed they were attending an 'evolving situation' in Christchruch.

Gunshots are heard in the area outside Masid Al Noor Mosque on Deans Avenue.

Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots, with one saying she attempted to give CPR to an injured person but they died.

2.17pm: Multiple schools went into lockdown in Christchurch. 

People who were in the mosque began to leave covered in blood and with gunshot wounds.

2.47pm: First reports of six people dead, three in a critical condition and three with serious injuries.

2.54pm:  Police Commissioner Mike Bush said the situation is 'serious and evolving' and told people to remain indoors and stay off the streets.

The Canterbury District Health Board activated its mass casualty plan.

3.12pm: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern cancelled her afternoon arrangements.

3.21pm: Christchurch City Council locked down many of their central city buildings. 

3.33pm: First reports of a bomb in a beige Subaru that crashed on Strickland Street, three kilometres from the shootings.

3.40pm: Police confirmed there were multiple simultaneous attacks on mosques in Christchurch.

3.45pm: Reports of multiple shots fired at the shootings, which are ongoing.

3.59pm: 300 people were reported to be inside the moque.

4.00pm: One person is confirmed to be in custody but there are warnings there may be others out there.

Police commissioner Mike Bush urges Muslims across New Zealand to stay away from their local mosque.

4.10pm: Jacinda Ardern calls Friday 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'. 

5.27pm: First reports of a second shooting.

A witness said a Muslim local chased the shooters at the mosque in Linwood, firing in 'self defence'. 

5.31pm: Four people are confirmed to be in custody. including one woman.

Multiple fatalities were reported.

7.07pm: It was confirmed an AR15 rifle was used in the attack.

7.20pm: Dunedin Street was cordoned off.

Reports the attackers planned to also target the Al Huda Mosque.

7.26pm: At least 40 people were confirmed dead, Jacinda Ardern confirmed.

7.34pm: Confirmed that 48 people were being treated in hospital. 

7.46pm: Britomart train station in central Auckland was evacuated after bags were found unattended.

The bags were deemed not suspicious. 

8.35pm: New Zealand's Government confirmed this is the first time ever the terror level has been lifted from low to high.

9.03pm: Police Commissioner Mike Bush confirms that the death toll has risen to 49.

Brenton Tarrant was later charged with murder, and the death toll has since risen to 50.

 

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