Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre that occurred in Tasmania, Australia.
This mass shooting (Australia’s last) at one of the nation’s most famous historic sites and tourist attractions was committed by a twenty-eight year old gunman by the name of Martin Bryant. Thirty-five people were killed and twenty-three others were wounded.
The massacre shocked Australians so much that they immediately changed the nation’s gun laws, and embarked on a gun buyback scheme that saw thousands of weapons surrendered.
Martin Bryant
Australia has not has a mass shooting in two decades.
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