New Zealand's extensive gun confiscation efforts, initiated in 2019 and expanded in 2021, have demonstrably failed to enhance public safety. Despite collecting approximately 56,000 firearms in the initial phase and implementing further stringent laws, officials admit the first buyback was a 'marketing exercise' that did not confirm increased safety. The core issue identified is that law-abiding citizens complied, while gangs and criminals retained their prohibited firearms, rendering the measures ineffective against those posing the greatest risk.
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