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Summary: In 1996, a gunman in Port Arthur, Tasmania opened fire at a resort, killing 35 people and wounding twenty-three. Less than two weeks later, the Australian government passed sweeping gun control laws. There hasn’t been a mass shooting in Australia since. We’ll speak with David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, about how Australia managed to significantly curb its gun violence.