15 Biggest Mass Shootings in The World

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7. Port Arthur Massacre

Deaths: 35

Between April 28 and April 29, 1996, a lone gunman, Martin Bryant, opened fire at the historic Port Arthur former prison colony, a popular tourist site in Tasmania, Australia. The attack resulted in 35 deaths and 23 injured people and was the deadliest in Australia history. Following the attack, Australian Prime Minister John Howard introduced strict gun control laws in Australia and severely restricted the private ownership of certain types of firearms. After the legislation passed there weren’t any more mass shootings in Australia.

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