Focus shifts to NZ's gun laws

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.

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

While there is a heightened police presence throughout the nation, the country’s leaders are beginning to shift their focus to the country's 30-year-old gun laws. 

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.