New Zealand's PM Ardern acts to tighten gun laws further, six months after attack

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers a speech entitled "Why Does Good Government Matter?" at Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia July 18, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling/via REUTERS/File Photo

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, as the country marks six months since the mass shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.

This is New Zealand's second set of gun reforms after weak firearm laws were identified as a key reason why a suspected white supremacist was able to own semi-automatic weapons that he used to kill people gathered at two mosques for Friday prayers on March 15.