Port Arthur massacre (Australia) - Wikipedia.
The bloody rampage at Port Arthur in Tasmania carried out by Martin Bryant exactly 20 years ago stunned Australia and was acknowledged as the world's worst massacre at the time.
Following the Port Arthur massacre, an emergency meeting of APMC has been set down for 10 May 1996 in Canberra. What can be done to introduce uniform firearms laws in Australia? There are a number of options that could be used to produce uniform firearms laws in Australia.
People saw this correlation between stricter gun laws and fewer gun related deaths, exemplified by the Port Arthur massacre where Bryant was able to own a military-style semi-automatic rifle without a licence, and pushed hard for tougher gun laws and longer sentences for offenders.
How tragic events unfolded at Port Arthur. A chronology of the deadly events involved in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, and how they led to gun law reform throughout Australia.
The Port Arthur massacre was Australia’s largest mass murder committed by a single perpetrator and one of the deadliest killing sprees by a lone gunman in history. Martin Bryant is currently incarcerated in Hobart’s Risdon Prison, serving 35 life terms plus a 1,035 year cumulative sentence.
On Sunday April 28th, 1996, at the tourist site of Port Arthur in Tasmania, 35 people were killed and more wounded by a rampaging gunman, in what has become known as the Port Arthur massacre. Joe Vialls, the author of this report, is an independent investigator with thirty years direct experience of international military and oilfield operations.
Australia had experienced mass shootings before, but the Port Arthur massacre shook the nation to its core. Bryant, now 48 and imprisoned for life, was later assessed to have the IQ of an 11-year-old.