Christchurch shooting: A dozen critical, 49 dead, New Zealand gun laws to change

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A dozen people are still critical and at least one child is among the dead as New Zealand remains in shock and grief after twin shootings at mosques. 9News

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed this afternoon that her government will look into changing New Zealand's gun laws, in light of the revelation that the alleged Christchurch gunman's weapons yesterday appeared to have been modified.

He told Stuff: "I got told by my best friend's father to him, that he leaped on somebody else to save their life.Another victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks tried to wrestle the gunman’s weapon off him in a desperate bid to save others, it has emerged. It is understood he spent his childhood in Grafton, in regional NSW, in what he described as a fairly normal upbringing.

"He always seemed to embody the philosophies of the fitness industry which is that we are inclusive and we accept all shapes of sizes and all fitness abilities and we are here to help and improve and help people," she said. Grafton residents who knew Tarrant as a resident have told 9News they remember him as a 'relatively normal' person who worked at a local gym.The Queen of England released a statement, as did President Donald Trump who expressed sympathy for the victims who died at "places of worship turned into scenes of evil killing.

 

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