Its amazing how facts can be distorted to make a good story and paint someone in a good light when only half truths are told
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-1...n-1996/4463150
The yank is an idiot but Howard was no saviour the Liberals reaction was a knee jerk response to the Port Arthur massacre and only made it harder for law abiding citizens to obtain semi automatic firearms.