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Port Arthur massacre: 25 years on are gun laws the best they can be?
The Port Arthur Massacre changed Tasmania, and the nation, forever.
Key points:
- Today marks 25 years since the Port Arthur massacre, and the sweeping gun reforms that came with it
- Gun control advocates are concerned reform has been “chipped away” at over recent years
- The federal government says it is open to working with states to deliver a national firearms registry
Thirty-five people were killed on April 28 1996, among them mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers and children.
But from the harrowing loss came sweeping political change.
In just 12 days, the Australian states and territories came together to establish a National Firearms Agreement (NFA), under the pressure of then prime minister John Howard, who had just won the federal…
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