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Martin Bryant: A Brief Background Of The Port Arthur Massacre

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The Port Arthur massacre of late April 1996, still remains clear in every Australian's mind. The worst mass shooting ever committed by a lone gunman in the English-speaking-world, this event resulted in the heavy gun-control laws put in place all across Australia. This indiscriminate killing of innocent men, women and children has seriously affected the Australian way of life. Martin Bryant, aged 28 at the time, killed 35 people and injured 23 using a variety of weapons, including a Colt AR-15 high-powered rifle, and a 12-gauge Daewoo self-loading shotgun.

The massacre was centred on the area of the Port Arthur Historic site, just 1ookm from Hobart. It began on the 28th of April 1996 and ended in the early hours of the 29th. Martin Bryant’s first victim, Noelene Martin, was killed at approximately 11:45 am, all the way through to his last victim, Glenn Pears, at an unknown time during the final confrontation with police. The small area of Tasmania was greatly affected by this tragedy. …show more content…

He used the money to go on a variety of holidays from 1993 onwards. He also used the money to buy an AR-10 semi-automatic rifle in late 1993 through a newspaper article. In March 1966, while having his gun repaired, he asked about an AR-15 rifle, which he later purchased. He also purchased a 12-gauge Daewoo fully automatic shotgun, sports bag, and large amounts of ammunition in April 1995. A firearms licence was not required in Tasmania at the time to purchase a

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