Gun Control

'A masterpiece of analysis of the politics of transformative change.' - Otago Daily Times

In the aftermath of the Port Arthurmassacre on 28 April 1996 when a gunman murdered 35 people andinjured another 23 at a popular Tasmanian touristattraction John Howard, a conservative prime minister who had beenin office for just six weeks, surprised his colleagues andstartled the nation by moving swiftly to transform Australia'slax firearm laws. The National Firearms Agreement, producedjust twelve days after the massacre with support from alllevels of government and across the political divide, is nowheld up around the world as amodel for gun control.

Gun Control analyses whether the Australian Government achieved its intention and what it might have done in response to the massacre, and didn't.

'Anyone interested in learning how a democratic nation reduced senseless gun deaths needs to read this.' - Jeffrey Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia

Anyone interested in learning how a democratic nation reduced senseless gun deaths needs to read this."" — Jeffrey Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia

Tom Frame has been a naval officer, Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force, a member of the Australian War Memorial Council, a theological college principal and a cattle farmer. He is a graduate of UNSW with an Honours degree and a doctorate in history. He became Professor of History at UNSW Canberra in July 2014 and was appointed Director of the Public Leadership Research Group in July 2017 with responsibility for the establishment of the Howard Library at Old Parliament House. He is the author or editor of more than 45 books, including two volumes of critical essays on the Howard Government.

'A masterpiece of analysis of the politics of transformative change.' -- Otago Daily Times In the aftermath of the Port Arthurmassacre on 28 April 1996 - when a gunman murdered 35 people andinjured another 23 at a popular Tasmanian touristattraction - John Howard, a conservative prime minister who had beenin office for just six weeks, surprised his colleagues andstartled the nation by moving swiftly to transform Australia'slax firearm laws. The National Firearms Agreement, producedjust twelve days after the massacre with support from alllevels of government and across the political divide, is nowheld up around the world as amodel for gun control. Gun Control analyses whether the Australian Government achieved its intention and what it might have done in response to the massacre, and didn't. 'Anyone interested in learning how a democratic nation reduced senseless gun deaths needs to read this.' -- Jeffrey Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia

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