We don't want to become another America - that's the message the Linwood Islamic Centre's Imam will share with the prime minister today in a private meeting today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the March 15th terror attacks.
Fifty-one men, women, and children were murdered with high-powered firearms at Masjid An Nur and the Linwood Islamic Centre in 2019.
The Labour-led government announced a ban on military-style semi-automatics and assault rifles less than a week later.
The National-led coalition is now re-writing those laws to allow competitive sports shooters access to semi-automatics.
Linwood Islamic Centre Imam Lateef Alabi, and secretary Said Mostafa spoke to Corin Dann