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Prime Minister Jacinda Arderm of New Zealand says her cabinet had made decisions around the reform of gun laws following the mass shooting of Friday.

On Friday, the country had witnessed a mass shooting attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch, leaving at least 50 persons dead.

Brenton Tarrant, the suspected gunman, had filmed and live streamed the attack.

He was charged with murder on Saturday, remanded without plea and expected to be back in court on April 5.

Speaking during a news conference in Wellington, on Monday, Arderm said more details would be made available before cabinet meets again.

“This ultimately means that within 10 days of this horrific act of terrorism we will have announced reforms which will, I believe, make our community safer,” she said.

She added that an inquiry would look at the lead up to the attack and what might have been done differently.

The prime minister had vowed over the weekend that New Zealand’s gun laws would be toughened.

“We cannot be deterred from the work we need to do on our gun laws in New Zealand. They need to change,” the prime minister had said.

Meanwhile, schools and businesses have reportedly reopened in Christchurch.