Twenty years on from Port Arthur, ex-Police Minister Russell Cooper remains adamant that gun laws had to change

By Sally Cripps
April 28 2016 - 5:00am
People Power: The Port Arthur massacre left 34 people dead and sparked demonstrations across the nation on gun reform.
People Power: The Port Arthur massacre left 34 people dead and sparked demonstrations across the nation on gun reform.

April 28, 1996 – in the space of two minutes, 20 people were gunned down inside the Broad Arrow Cafe at the historic Tasmanian tourist attraction of Port Arthur.

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