25 Years Ago, Martin Bryant Killed 35 People At Port Arthur, A Tourist Spot In Tasmania, Causing National Devastation

<p><em>&lsquo;The&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Port Arthur massacre</em></strong><em>&nbsp;of 28&ndash;29 April 1996 was a&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>mass shooting</em></a><em>&nbsp;in which 35 people were killed and 23 others were wounded in&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Tasmania" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Port Arthur, Tasmania</em></a><em>. The murderer,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bryant" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Martin Bryant</em></a><em>, pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without the possibility of parole. Fundamental changes of&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>gun control laws within Australia</em></a><em>&nbsp;followed the incident. The case is the worst&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Australia" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>massacre in modern Australia</em></a><em>&nbsp;committed by a single person.&rsquo;</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?channel=crow5&amp;client=firefox-b-d&amp;q=port+arthur+tasmania" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>&lsquo;Port Arthur is a village and historic site in southern Tasmania, Australia.&nbsp;</em></a><em>Sitting on the Tasman Peninsula, it was a 19th-century penal settlement and is now an open-air museum. Ruins include the huge penitentiary and the remaining shell of the Convict Church, which was built by inmates. Solitary confinement cells in the Separate Prison building were used to inflict mental punishment in place of floggings.&rsquo;</em></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/25-years-ago-martin-bryant-killed-35-people-at-port-arthur-a-tourist-spot-in-tasmania-causing-a92ef9aa1db0"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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