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==Use in mass shootings== {{For|the usage of AR-15 style rifles in general in mass shootings|AR-15 style rifle#Crime and mass shootings}} <!-- Consensus for inclusion of Port Arthur Massacre may be found at [[Talk:Colt_AR-15#RfC%3A_Port_Arthur_Massacre]]. Do not remove without discussion. -->From April 28 to 29, 1996, [[Martin Bryant]] killed 35 and injured 23 in the [[Port Arthur massacre (Australia)|Port Arthur massacre]], during which he used a Colt AR-15 and a [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle|L1A1 SLR]] chambered in [[.308 Winchester]] . It was the worst mass shooting in modern Australian history and resulted in the 1996 [[National Firearms Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/0708/FirearmsAustralia |title=Firearms in Australia: a guide to electronic resources |date=9 August 2007 |website=aph.gov.au |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/australia/2017-10-13/how-australia-passed-gun-control |title=How Australia Passed Gun Control: The Port Arthur Massacre and Beyond |date=October 13, 2017 |website=[[Foreign Affairs]] |access-date=18 February 2018|last1=Breiding |first1=R. James |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323120352/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/australia/2017-10-13/how-australia-passed-gun-control|archive-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/15/it-took-one-massacre-how-australia-made-gun-control-happen-after-port-arthur|title=It took one massacre: how Australia embraced gun control after Port Arthur|first1= Calla |last1=Wahlquist |date=14 March 2016 |work=The Guardian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511234035/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/15/it-took-one-massacre-how-australia-made-gun-control-happen-after-port-arthur|archive-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref>
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