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The Port Arthur Massacre
In April 1996, a gunman killed 35 people in the Australian town of Port Arthur. The deaths shocked the nation and resulted in major changes to the country's gun laws.
In April 1996, lone gunman Martin Bryant killed 35 people in the Australian town of Port Arthur. The deaths shocked the nation and resulted in major changes to the country's gun laws. Hear from John and Gaye Fidler, who survived the massacre, but lost three friends.
(Photo: The Broad Arrow CafΓ©, where the Port Arthur Massacre began. Credit: AP)
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