A gun buyback program was held by the New Zealand government in Wellington on July 4, 2019. It was held in reaction to the Christchurch mosque shootings, which took place nearly three months ago. /VCG Photo

Launched on June 20, New Zealand Police have revealed more details about the gun buyback scheme. Gun buybacks and recoups are being held across the country. /VCG Photo

The places chosen for the program are locations familiar to local residents, such as rugby, golf or bowling clubs, war memorials and race courses. /VCG Photo

The New Zealand government has earmarked a total of 208 million New Zealand dollars (138.5 million U.S. dollars) for the gun buyback program, to compensate owners of banned semi-automatic weapons for 95 percent of the original price. The gun buybacks will last for about six months, with a deadline of December 20. /VCG Photo