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Re:New Zealand banning assault and semi-automatic rifles by mcphage on Thursday March 21, 2019 @07:49AM (#19451201)
> Isn't that exactly what the shooter wanted?

The shooter left a long manifesto. It contained quite a bit about white nationalism, but you’re the first person to suggest that it was secretly about gun control.

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Re:New Zealand banning assault and semi-automatic rifles by LyndsySimon on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:12PM (#19457886)
Have you read it? He specifically says that he chose firearms in hopes that it would cause gun control to be passed in the US, which he believes would cause enough internal strife to reduce or eliminate the role of the US in international conflict.
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