Why New Zealand isn't a perfect model for US gun reform | By Sam Bookman for CNNOpinion
Sam Bookman is a former New Zealand lawyer working in the United States, and will soon be beginning doctoral studies at Harvard Law School in comparative constitutional law. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.
Americans rarely pay much attention to New Zealand. That changed over a week ago, following the alleged white supremacist attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Within days, American media outlets were searching for lessons that could be drawn from these horrific events, with a particular emphasis on how the two countries have responded to mass shootings.
But we should be careful about drawing too many close parallels between New Zealand and the US: the two countries are very different, both politically and culturally. And at times, attempts to highlight the comparisons have risked drowning out the experiences of the victims, whose funerals began last Wednesday. What happened in New Zealand was first and foremost an attack on that country's Muslim community.
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