How much control do we have over guns in Australia?
28th April, 2016, marks 20 years since the Port Arthur massacre.
On that day, a lone gunman stalked through the Tasmanian historic site and its surrounds, killing 35 and injuring 18 others.
The incident sparked sweeping changes to Australias gun ownership laws, changes that have been mostly heralded as a ground-breaking example of effective gun control legislation.
Since the Howard Government pushed for the laws, gun-related deaths have dropped from around 600 per year in the almost 20 years before Port Arthur, to around 230 in 2014.
Despite the drop, firearms continue to destroy lives: Alpha Chengs father, Curtis, was killed as he left work at Parramatta police headquarters by a 15-year-old boy; Michelle Fernandos sister, suffering from mental illness, managed to get a probationary licence from a gun club before killing their father.
On the other hand, recreational gun users and farmers argue the laws are too tight, demonising and disproportionately affecting the majority of legal gun owners in the country who go through rigorous checks before obtaining a firearm.
So, is enough being done to control guns in Australia? How should the current government act?
Insight tackles this highly emotional issue with special guest, former Prime Minister John Howard.
