New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is calling for change following the country's deadliest mass shooting ever.
On Friday morning, at least one shooter opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving at least 49 dead and dozens more injured. Ardern qualified the shootings as a "terrorist attack" in a morning news conference, saying this will remain "one of New Zealand's darkest days."
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