Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Gun Rights Australia's gun controls a political template for the U.S. 04-03-2013 • Reuters Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard wore a bullet proof vest under his suit when he addressed an angry crowd of gun owners in 1996, telling them he was going to ban automatic and semi-automatic weapons for the safety of all Australians. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: