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  1. Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) is an Australian mass murderer who shot and killed 35 people and injured 23 others in the Port Arthur massacre between 28 and 29 April 1996. He is serving 35 life sentences plus 1,652 years without the possibility of parole at Risdon Prison in Hobart .

  2. Mar 15, 2021 · Martin Bryant’s life in prison 25 years after he perpetrated Australia’s worst shooting massacre is that of a pathetic, obese, dull-witted middle aged man.

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  3. Jan 26, 2022 · Martin Bryant killed 35 people in a 22-minute rampage at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996. His crime sparked a major gun reform in Australia that banned many firearms and prevented future mass shootings.

  4. Martin Bryant. The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 28 April 1996 at Port Arthur, a tourist town in the Australian state of Tasmania. The perpetrator, Martin Bryant, killed 35 people and wounded 23 others, the deadliest massacre in modern Australian history. [3] The attack led to fundamental changes in Australia's gun ...

  5. Port Arthur. Tasmania. Port Arthur Massacre, mass shooting in and around Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, on April 28–29, 1996, that left 35 people dead and some 18 wounded; the gunman, Martin Bryant, was later sentenced to 35 life terms. It was the country’s worst mass murder, and it led to stricter gun controls, notably a near ban on all ...

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  6. Jul 8, 2024 · As she described, it made her "a pretty good target" for the gunman, Martin Bryant. "The bullet went through from the side and travelled across the top of my, or through, my leg and wound up on ...

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  8. Apr 28, 2021 · How did a troubled and bullied boy from Tasmania become the worst-recorded mass killer in Australia? VICE speaks to locals who grew up with him and witnessed his horrific crime.