Forty-nine people were killed in two separate attacks in Christchurch on Friday.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country will change its gun laws following the mass shootings on Friday.
Forty-nine people were killed and dozens more were left injured in two separate attacks on two mosques in Christchurch.
Ardern, who described the atrocity as a “terrorist attack” and “one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” vowed to impose stricter gun laws.
“While work is being done as to the chain of events that led to both the holding of this gun license and the possession of these weapons, I can tell you one thing right now: Our gun laws will change,” she said at a news conference on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, an Australian citizen was arrested and charged with murder during a brief court appearance.
Ardern added that the gunman reportedly had five firearms on him when he carried out the assault – two semi-automatic weapons, two shotguns and a lever-action firearm.
The suspected attacker, who identifies himself as 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, reportedly acquired a gun license in November 2017.
