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New Zealand to Change Gun Laws After Mass Shooting Kills 49

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  • Man charged with murder after attacks on Christchurch mosques
  • Prime Minister says nation is grappling with grief, anger
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks on the on the Christchurch shootings.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she will change gun laws as the country reels from a terrorist attack at two mosques that left 49 people dead and several still fighting for their lives.

“While the nation grapples with a form of grief and anger that we have not experienced before, we are seeking answers,” Ardern told a news conference in Wellington on Saturday morning. “I can tell you one thing right now, our guns laws will change.”