Investigators believe the Australian man accused of Friday’s mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand illegally fed higher-capacity magazines into a semiautomatic rifle, enabling him to shoot more worshipers without reloading. The terrorist attack has prompted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to press for changes to New Zealand’s gun laws, which have aimed to balance the needs of farmers in a largely rural country with safety. Those rules allow ownership of semiautomatic weapons with a license while restricting...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 17, 2019 10:52 UTC