Gun Owner Tried To Shoot Gunman ----

Gun Storage Law Hampers Stopping Gunman ---------------------------- Email: editor@shootersnews.addr.com

Port Arthur Storekeeper Colin TRIFFETT tried to shoot* the Port Arthur gunman when he was at the service station but ammunition storage laws requiring it to be keep locked up separate from the gun prevented him from doing so. If he had managed to do so more carnage would have been prevented. Refer his statement below - on page 2.

Colin, who saw the gunman shooting at the tollbooth and pull up at the service station, reached for his .22 rifle but the ammunition was locked in the safe and by the time he had got the rifle loaded the gunman had left.

This is a classic example of how gun storage laws prevent saving life and property.

After leaving the area the gunman shot up numerous people along the highway.

This is another fact that didn't come out at the time which was highly relevant to the ensuing gun debate.

This website believes Mr. Triffett should have been given a bravery award for his efforts - given he was facing a man armed with a much more powerful gun and had the odds against him.

( * The fact Triffett attempted to confront the gunman by going outside indicates he was prepared to use the rifle - ie shoot the gunman if need be - and there is nothing wrong with that - its what police do all the time ).









































































































Of course if Colin had been successful and killed the gunman, who wasn't Martin Bryant, there would have been an attempt to switch the identities to Martin Bryant who was at Seascape during the gunman's rampage. Bryant would have been killed there and Tasmanian authorities would have switched them.

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