The unexpected source that drove the historic gun law reform | 60 Minutes Australia

Following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, an unexpected exchange between Prime Minister John Howard and a man whose family was killed in the tragedy became a vital part of Australia's gun reform. Walter Mikac wrote a letter to urge the then-Prime Minister to take immediate action on firearm legislation. And now 30 years on, the pair come together to review the letters that changed the nation's gun legislation.

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