How Howard changed Australia's gun laws

By Max Blenkin
Updated March 16 2019 - 11:18am, first published 11:12am
The enormity of the Port Arthur massacre prompted John Howard to tackle guns.
The enormity of the Port Arthur massacre prompted John Howard to tackle guns.

As the enormity of the Port Arthur massacre unfolded, John Howard thought to himself: "Heavens above, what's the point of having a huge majority if you can't do something with it."

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