Gun Laws Tightened After the Port Arthur Massacre, Now Ownership Is Surging

What’s behind the rise in gun ownership in Australia?

It may come as a shock to learn there are more guns in Australia now than there were before the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

Police shootings trigger warnings of 'aggressive' gun lobby and public 'complacency'

Experts and advocates say many are unaware that there are now more guns in Australia than before the Port Arthur massacre, and warn reforms promised in the wake of that event are yet to materialise.

Gun laws tightened after the Port Arthur massacre, now ownership is surging

As police hunt a suspected gunman through rugged terrain in the Victoria's High Country, there are more than 4 million registered weapons across the country.