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Focus shifts to NZ's gun laws

Armed police officers stand guard outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch

Armed police officers stand guard outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch Source: AAP

New Zealand’s leaders are beginning to shift their focus to the country's 30-year-old gun laws in the wake of a terror attack that killed 50 people in Christchurch.


New Zealanders are starting to go about their lives after a tragic weekend as people return to work and schools following the terror attack that killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch.

The suspect - a 28-year-old Australian man identified as Brenton Tarrant - had licences for the two semi-automatic weapons, two shotguns and a lever-action firearm he allegedly used in at the two mosques in Christchurch.

The tragic incident that resulted in the loss of 50 lives has now put New Zealand's 30-year-old gun laws in question.

As it stands, New Zealand currently has about one firearm to every four people and no ban on semi-automatic military-style weapons.

A terrorism expert says although Australia has better gun laws, authorities must be concerned by the possibility of what he calls copycat attacks in our country.


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