Published: December 31, 2018
Early in Howard’s prime ministership he confronted the horror of the Port Arthur massacre and its aftermath
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One of the most enduring legacies of the early Howard years is comprehensive national gun control.
Recalling at a recent press conference the terrible events on 28 April 1996, when a gunman opened fire at the tourist spot of Port Arthur in Tasmania, killing 35 people, John Howard said he had been sitting at home at Kirribilli when a staff member called to tell him the news.
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