Thread by @ThatLibertyGuy

"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposes a national registry for firearms that remain in private hands, presumably to ease the task of confiscating them during the next unthinking panic."

#TriggerChange #cdnpoli #StopBillC71

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"Unfortunately, New Zealand isn't unique in surrendering individual rights and respect for liberty to the panic of the moment. We need look no further than our own country for examples that are as bad or worse."

"Do the people of New Zealand know that they're playing into the hands of a murderous, racist thug?"

Are they aware that that they're explicitly fulfilling the desires of a self-described "fascist" who admires the government of the People's Republic of China, and wants to "incite violence, retaliation" with the partial goal of "destabilizing and polarizing Western society?"

"But to know that Brenton Tarrant himself chortled that 'democracy is mob rule' in his manifesto, and that New Zealand's government is living down to his predictions with its authoritarian reactions, you'd have to be free to read his words for yourself."

"It is an offence to possess or distribute an objectionable publication. People who have downloaded this document, or printed it, should destroy any copies."

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"Those engaged in further reporting on the Christchurch attack may be tempted to consider the use of quotes from the publication that have already been used in other media reports."

“That use of excerpts in media reports may not in itself amount to a breach of the FVPCA, but ethical considerations will certainly apply,” said Shanks.

Censorship services to promotes the ideas government wants repressed. It does so by generating interest, by rousing curiosity, by making #MereCitizens ask themselves why their government wants this information hidden.

#CensorshipFail

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