Port Arthur Massacre's Impact on Australian Gun Laws 🇦🇺

The 1996 Port Arthur massacre remains the deadliest shooting committed by a single individual in Australian history, after 28-year-old Martin Bryant shot dead 25 people, and wounded 23 others.

In the wake of the attack, then-Prime Minister John Howard, with bipartisan support, introduced the National Firearms Agreement, which resulted in a near-total ban on all fully automatic and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns in Australia. New laws established uniform licensing, a national gun registry, and a 28-day waiting period for firearm sales.

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