Australian PM Puts His Foot In It

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the shooting underscored the problems of a U.S. ''gun culture.''

Howard staked his political leadership on pushing through tough laws on gun ownership in Australia after a lone gunman went on one of the world's deadliest killing sprees 11 years ago in his country.

''We took action to limit the availability of guns and we showed a national resolve that the gun culture that is such a negative in the United States would never become a negative in our country,'' he said.

Rather nervy considering that the Port Arther Massacre of 1996 resulted in the death of 35.....