The mourning is far from over but the country appears destined to change its gun laws after the deadly mosque attacks.
In the book of condolence, she wrote:"We grieve together. We are one, they are us".
David Tipple, who runs the country's largest retailer, demanded his appearance not be turned into a gun debate."Today is not the day for that," he said. Having said he supported the prime minister's"swift and decisive action" on guns, he added that changes which resulted from the gunman's actions would show he had won.The overwhelming public opinion seems to be in favour of tightening the laws, especially on semi-automatic weapons, and even the gun lobby in New Zealand knows change is inevitable.
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