Why Australia has more guns than ever
The number of guns in Australia has skyrocketed in the past 30 years. As the PM tries to change that, the Coalition is fighting back.
In the aftermath of the 1996 massacre at Port Arthur, then-prime minister John Howard donned a bullet-proof vest and argued the case for gun control, to crowds of angry protestors.
His reforms, including a ban on automatic and semi-automatic weapons, and a national buyback scheme, changed the country by getting rid of more than half a million guns.
But in the years since, the number of guns in Australia has skyrocketed. As Anthony Albanese tries to change that, the Coalition is fighting back, while the Greens have signalled early support.
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Today, deputy director at The Australia Institute Ebony Bennett on why Australia has more guns than ever – and whether Labor’s proposed plan will make us safer.
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