Port Arthur massacre lead to brave decision

[SecularMotion]

It's hard to believe almost 20 years have passed since the Port Arthur massacre. It can’t possibly be two decades since those first images of police and paramedics frantically trying to make sense of what had happened in the small Tasmanian tourist spot were beamed into our lounge rooms.

And surely it was not that long ago that MPs in the new Howard Government took the brave decision to risk their own seats in parliament to fight for tighter gun control across the country.

It’s even harder to believe, however, that a country like America is still waiting for its own Port Arthur moment.

A rabid gun lobby, backed by financial and political power, retains its tight grip on public policy in America, so much so that even Barack Obama – a staunch supporter of tighter gun controls – has been unable to change the culture or the law.

http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/3853447/howards-control-saved-many-lives/?cs=117