Investigators later found three bodies inside. As the sole inheritor of Harveys estate, Bryant became wealthy. Looking at the the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, its quite clear that the greatest mass-shooting in Australias history was a staged event. Martin Bryant, Port Arthur shooter, the previously unseen police Almost 20 years after Martin Bryant perpetrated Australia's worst mass killing in what became known as the Port Arthur massacre, previously unseen footage of him on the rampage has been unearthed. Bryant pointed his rifle to the table beside him, fatally shooting Moh Yee (William) Ng and Sou Leng Chung, who were visiting from Malaysia. This episode originally aired in 2016.Subscribe to 7NEWS Spotlight for the latest video http://7news.link/SpotlightSubscribeConnect with 7NEWS Spotlight onlineVisit https://7news.com.au/spotlight7NEWS Spotlight Podcast http://smarturl.it/7NewsSpotlightFacebook https://www.facebook.com/7newsSpotlight/Twitter https://twitter.com/7newsSpotlight/Instagram https://instagram.com/7newsSpotlight/7NEWS combines the trusted and powerful news brands including Sunrise, The Morning Show, The Latest, and 7NEWS.com.au, delivering unique, engaging and continuous coverage on the issues that matter most to Australians. However, someone shouted that Bryant was heading that way, so they doubled back around the coaches to where Brigid Cook had been shot. Those in the vehicle saw Bryant with his gun, but believed him to be rabbit hunting and slowed down as they passed him. There he is over there, there's the guy right there'. Everyone who knew him said he was a very gentle sweet young man. Brigid Cook was trying to guide people down between the buses and along the jetty area to cover. Share if you are also inclined. [9], After storming out of a national gun summit in 1987, eight years before the massacre and following two mass shootings in Melbourne earlier in the year, Premier of New South Wales Barrie Unsworth said: "it will take a massacre in Tasmania before we get gun reform in Australia", referencing Tasmania's resistance to gun law changes. The lone gunman was sentenced to thirty-five life sentences. On the afternoon of Sunday, April 28, 1996, Bryant went to a bed and breakfast house, Seascape, owned by David and Sally Martin, a source of contention because Bryant's father had wanted to buy it. However, he denied any wrongdoing. He fell to the ground and was able to crawl under the bus, but later died of his wounds. Why Does Anyone Believe the Port Arthur Massacre Was a Conspiracy? - Vice This documentary is not an exploitative look at the massacre or promotion of the conspiracy theories, but an exploration of a survivor of a traumatic event who was taken in by people who validated her but ultimately used her for their own agenda. Gwen Neander, trying to make it to the door, was shot in the head and killed. [16], Another car then came towards the toll booth and Bryant shot at it. Bryant told Larner he had been surfing and had bought a property called Fogg Lodge and was now looking to buy some cattle from Larner. In 1987 he began working as a handyman for Helen Harvey, a lottery heiress, and the two became close friends. Although the succeeding calls for gun control in the wake of these mass-shootings in the US have failed to cause a significant change to US Constitutions Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms, the Port Arthur massacre was quickly followed by the introduction of gun control lawsby Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, the National Firearms Programme Implementation Act of 1996. The majority of his victims were killed in a shooting spree at the Port Arthur Historic Site, a popular tourist destination.
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