in 1996, a mass shooting in tasmania left 35 people did. they have not seen a big decline in gun related deaths. that same year, a massacre in scotland leaving 17 people dead. it led to laws which effectively make it illegal to own a handgun in the united kingdom. guy smith is a gun owner and civil libertarian. he says the right to bear arms in the u.s. is a constitutional right. >> it is somewhat of a misnomer that we have a gun culture. we have a freedom culture. we live our lives based on the premise that what you do as an individual is not negligently harming someone else and you should be free to do it. we also learned early on in our history how governments disarm certain minorities and thus were able to terrorize them. week, the people, through our constitution says surroundings are off limits and one is that he will not take away our means of self-defense. >> it was just outside the compound of a private company in kabul. earlier explosion killed 10 guerrillas in the east of the country. we have more from kabul. >> there were out ga

>> tasmania is a one hour flight. very inexpensive.ut using fare watcher. >> use those websites. hitmonk. cool website that gives you different routings. >> so malaysia is another one. >> hidden gem. i'm partial to thailand. malaysia is great. the u.s. dollar 3-1 there. accessible. it's well developed. and for people that don't realize forefront of medical tourism. they have accredited world class hospitals that do cutting-edge work not to mention the after care. a heart bypass in this country starts at $50,000. there it tops out at $9,000 and these guys are trained in the united states u.n. >> you go to malaysia for your heart. >> and you go to malaysia to recover. >> you included cuba. i've been there. it's a beautiful place. but there are restrictions. >> there's a number of u.s. agencies that can take you there on people to people programs. obama administration relaxes those restriction. there's not a u.s. president that ever wanted to recognize cuba in the first term because they were worried about the florida vote. mr. obama does

australia forty teams waged against each other on foot on a mountain bike riding high on the extreme tasmania challenge with the red bull driver in the thick of the action. on saturday david beckham leaves america as a double m.l.s. champion on the his side the l.a. galaxy came back to be used in dynamo three one in the cup final robbie keane completed the scoring with a late penalty and his trademark celebration but it was the thirty seven year old former england captain who took center stage ahead of a possible return to you. on sunday rickie fowler signed an eagle on the opening hold this tournament host tiger woods also equalled the sixteenth it was overnight leader graeme wooden doll who had the last laugh as the northern irishman voted the last to win the world challenge by swedish strokes his first time in two years. well that's overbought one but stay tuned for part two where the kids off the lights as we visit our brand new football account. speak to. language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks books seventy yard p. interviews intri

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they had 35 people killed in tasmania. that is the same thing that happened.in stringent bans on assault weapons and they had no massacres since either. i've been here -- there have been four outrages of similar magnitudes of those or worse since i've been here, and nothing ever gets done. nobody seems to care. the only thing that happens is that gun sales go up because the gun lobby, the gun rights people, the nra, get out there, very fast, and say, if everybody had been armed in this school, or this movie theater, or this hospital or wherever it may be, then they would have killed the shooter. so the number of guns in a country that already has 300 million guns, one for every one in the country, just increases all the time. and that means when you get people who are deranged, like this dikiller in sandy hook, living in a house with six firearms including assault weapons, they can get their hands on them with impunity and it has got to stop. >> and then on top of that, there are people out there, including one of your guest, who says let's arm our teachers. r

at the same time in australia, they had a similar incident. 35 people killed in tasmania, they broughte type of assault weapons, they've had no mass shootings either since then. this is a proven track record if politicians and in britain, it was a labor politician, tony blair. in australia, a conservative politician. it was never a partisan political debate in either country. it was a moral and humane debate to get these terrible weapons off the streets. >> and be sure to join piers for a special coming up at the top of the hour. >>> next out front, an inspiring thing that we experienced in new town. people coming from across the country. driving through the night to and more time asleep. oys advil pm®. the difference is a better night's sleep. >>> since we've been covering the tragic shooting in newtown, we have seen a community that was already incredibly tight and intimate. you could tell by the small streets there. they've grown even closer. yesterday we talked to jr shine. he and his friends rushed home after hearing the news and have been holding fund-raising drives in the center

as we mentied that shooting in '96 and also in '96 a shooting in tasmania that ended with five peoplehat statement after that we received from prime minister julie gillard. >> it is almost beyond comprehension, but that is what we have seen today. heartfelt sympathies go to those families who have lost a child. to those families who have lost a loved one. to those families who are now trying to counsel their young children that has been witness to such shocking scenes and so distressed as a result. >> two of the statements from coming all across the world in demonstrations of solidarity. back to you, john, in newtown. >> victor, you said it so well. if there is one thing that is universal, it is the love for our children. victor blackwell in atlanta, we'll come back to you in a little bit. for more information on how you can help those affected by the shooting go to cnn.com/impact. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. this season, discover aleve. progressive direct and other ca

and in the same year, in australia, they had a similar incident. 35 people killed in tasmania.is is a proven track record. it was never a partisan political debate in either country. it was a debate to get the weapons off the streets. >> thank you very much. be sure to join piers. he has a special program later tonight. let's check in with anderson cooper. >> erin, we are in newtown again tonight. there were four more funerals today. scenes like this today. more than 100 firefighters paying tribute at funeral services for daniel. also, other funerals today. a woman living out her dream as a teacher. the shooting ended when her mom said it was the best year of her life. she shared that with her boyfriend tony and we have reporting on charity scams. an e-mail was asking for donations for noah posner. drew tracked down the person who was allegedly behind it. we are live at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to hearing that for sure. and next something i talk in newtown. people coming from across the country to help. but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyq

athere was a massacre in tasmania in which 35 people were killed.tralians was right wing and friends of george w. bush and brought in draconian laws after that. he brought in rifles and shotguns. as a result of the next decade, firearm homicide rate fell by 59% and suicide rate fell by 65%. >> not true. >> it is true. >> no, it's not. if you look overtime -- >> it is true. >> i'm telling you people can look it up themselves. what you find is for decades the murder rate was falling in australia. it basically stopped falling. if you compare the average o two decades where it's falling to what it was afterwards, it makes it look like the average before is higher than afterwards. if you look on a year by year basis, there wasn't that fall. >> why does adam lanza mother need to have these three weapons? er including the semi-automatic? >> can i follow-through on the australiaia thing? >> no, why does she need to have these three weapons performed including this semi automatic bush master. why would a woman teacher at a kindergarten need these women ons i

in australia, for example, after the port arthur massacre in tasmania, a very conservative prime ministershipard had sweeping gun control. my view is that is not going to happen in the united states because so many people feel the way mr. thore does. >> kristen, why wouldn't they embrace it given that there are over 300 million guns in america, with the shooting just this afternoon, at columbus circle, 200 yards from the studio. execution style hit. most people didn't seem that bothered by it. it wasn't that shocking. in britain, it would be the biggest story for weeks. it's such an endemic gun culture that almost no outrage seems to register with people. >> it's unfortunate where if it's a high-profile tragedy like in aurora, colorado, people talk about it a lot and then the story fades away. you have not seen a lot of political will on either side of the aisle toward actually changing the laws around guns. i think the point that bob costas has made in his remarks since his initial sunday night football discussion of guns is that there's the cultural issue in terms of people seeing guns as a

on april 28, 1996, a gunman from new town, australia opened fire on tourists in port arthur, tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 more. this is not strong in television report on the incident from the day of the shooting -- this is an australian television report. >> a gunman opened fire at this afternoon. >> we have had a gunman run amok on the historic site. there are least 12 confirmed dead, if not 22. 15 for their injured. >> is a favorite with interstate and overseas tourists. it is understood those visitors made up the bulk of those killed or wounded locals to the site cringed in fear inside their shops and homes as the gunman opened fire. >> what do you understand he may have done? >> killed lots of people. >> any idea why? >> no idea. >> any idea who he was? >> no idea. not a local, i don't think. >> interests involved? >> yes. >> is awful. >> is very, very awful. >> the death toll eventually rose to 35 and what came to be known as the port arthur massacre. the person who carried out the mass killing was martin bryant, ironically from a place called new town. just 12 da