Thousands gather for a anti-gun rally in response to the massacre of 35 people at Port Arthur, Tasmania. Credit: AP
Did you know that, in 1996, 35 people died and 23 were wounded in a killing-spree at Port Arthur, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania? Following the incident, then Prime Minister John Howard introduced strict gun laws, restricting the private ownership of semiautomatic rifles in Australia.
Did you know that, in 1996, 35 people died and 23 were wounded in a killing-spree at Port Arthur, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania? Following the incident, then Prime Minister John Howard introduced strict gun laws, restricting the private ownership of semiautomatic rifles in Australia.
