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>> reporter: so as of 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, people who had licenses, who owned semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles, all of the sudden those become illegal objects. how does the government plan to get these guns back out of circulation? well, they've already been urging people to voluntarily surrender them. they say there will be a buyback program and that they're anticipating it could cost between 70 and $140 million. they say there will be a website that the police will runyon line run online for them to hand these weapons over. and they will crack down on the fenlts you're caught ...

Women welcome back to "early start" on a thursday. >> nice to see you all this morning. swift action from the prime minister of nooud less thanew z than a week after 50 people were slaughtered in two mosques. jacinda ardern is overhauling her country's gun laws. >> new zealand will ban all military style semi automatic weapons. we will also ban all assault rifles. we will ban all high capacity magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert any firearm into a military style semi automatic weapon. >> the prime minister also announcing a buy back program to encourage new zealanders ...

Heather: a look at the top headline starting with a fox news alert. mike pompeo visiting the new us embassy in jerusalem. high-powe weapons days after the deadly moscow tax. the government is looking at a buyback program so police can destroy those guns. those who don't turn over their guns could face fines and prison time. today donald trump will sign an executive order promoting free speech on college campuses. the move comes amid heightened political tensions at universities around the country. donald trump is that he wants schools to face, quote, very

In two christchurch mosques. jacinda ardern is overhauling her country's gun laws. >> new zealand will ban all military style semi automatic weapons. we will also ban all assault rifles. we will ban all high capacity magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert any firearm into a military style semi automatic weapon. >> the prime minister also announcing a buy back program to encourage new zealanders who own automatic weapons to surrender them. let's bring in ivan watson. ivan, we've talked all week about the remarkably quick action here. is there any opposition that you can se...

Into a military style semi automatic weapon. >> the prime minister also announcing a buy back program to encourage new zealanders who own automatic weapons to surrender them. let's bring in ivan watson. is there any opposition to these really swift moves by the prime minister? >> reporter: so far we haven't heard an organized opposition. new zealand police association has supported, but they were lobbying for this ahead of time. an auckland rifle association say they supported this. and deputy prime minister had spoken out after the orlando night club shooting in the u.s. against this type of ...