WASHINGTON: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday (Oct 26) highlighted his own country's consensus on restricting guns as he visited the United States during the latest mass shooting. At a luncheo
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a state luncheon hosted by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department WASHINGTON: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday highlighted his own country's consensus on restricting guns as he visited the United States during
"Indeed, it is the case that we look every time there is one of these events and are grateful that Australia did act in a bipartisan way to the Port Arthur massacre," he told the luncheon in the presence of Vice President Kamala Harris.Australia, like the United States with a historic gun culture, banned automatic and semi-automatic weapons after the 1996 killing.
At least 18 people died after a US Army reservist who was a certified arms instructor went on a shooting spree in Maine Wednesday, including at a bowling alley, according to police.